February 5, 2012 Obama trade adviser + basketball star + warlord = Gulfstream V loaded with 1,000 pounds of gold A new UN report says a US trade adviser appointed by Barack Obama orchestrated a $20 million deal to buy 1,045 pounds of gold in eastern DRC from warlord Bosco…
February 5, 2012 China gold output in 2011 was 360 tonnes Interfax-China reported that China's gold bullion output grew by 5.89% in 2011 to reach a record high of 360.96 tonnes up by 20.08 tonnes from the previous year making the…
February 5, 2012 Top shareholders gunning for Xstrata’s Big Mick, could block deal without premium The Telegraph reports Chairman John Bond and CEO Mick Davis risk being voted off the board of Xstrata after being accused of negotiating "a cosy stitch-up" with Glencore and that…
February 4, 2012 Tougher year for platinum mines The stresses that have afflicted South Africa's platinum miners for the best part of a year appear to be coming to a head.
February 3, 2012 Tanzanian Royalty Awards Contract for Preliminary Economic Assessment of Surface Rubble Deposit at Kigosi Gold Project Tanzanian Royalty Exploration Corporation is pleased to announce that it has entered into a contractual agreement withConsulmet Metals (Pty) Limited of South Africa to complete a Preliminary Economic Assessment (PEA)…
February 3, 2012 Cluff Gold expands its mining operations in West Africa Cluff Gold (TSX:CFG) (AIM:CLF), a gold miner focused mainly in West Africa, announced on Friday that it will buy Orezone Gold’s Sega gold project mining licences and property in Burkina…
February 2, 2012 Finsch to help Petra double output in 2012 With production up by 64% to 935 553 ct for the six months ended December 31, LSE-listed Petra Diamonds on Wednesday said it was on track to achieve two-million carats…
February 2, 2012 Glenstrata: Not just mining’s biggest ever deal, a new kind of resource giant Glencore International is in talks with Xstrata to merge in a deal that would create a $80 billion rival to BHP Billiton, Vale, Rio Tinto and China's Shenhua. Here's a…
February 2, 2012 Randgold – Kibali Project in the Starting Blocks Preparatory work has been completed at the Kibali gold project in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where first gold production is scheduled for the end of 2013.
February 2, 2012 Allana Potash announces closing of $20 million bought deal financing llana Potash Corp (TSX:AAA) is pleased to announce that it has closed its previously announced public offering of common shares of the Company. Pursuant to the terms of the Offering,…
Copper at heart of probable Rio bid for Glencore: RBC A premium of 15% to 30% to Glencore’s early January share price could get the deal done, RBC analyst said. January 18, 2026 | 06:47 am
