July 27, 2012 Peak Resources announces $5.5 million private placement The company sold approximately 32.3 million units at $0.17 per share. Existing shareholders in Peak will be provided with the opportunity to subscribe for up to $15,000 worth of shares…
July 27, 2012 Anglo Platinum confirms large-scale lay-offs South Africa's Anglo Platinum, the world's largest primary platinum producer, has confirmed the lay-off of 725 employees from its central services and support functions, provoking the ire of the mining's…
July 26, 2012 Barrick misses expectations and delays Pascua-Lama Barrick Gold, the world's largest producer of the precious metal, reported higher-than-expected operating costs and a massive capital cost over-runs on Thursday in its first quarterly report since letting go…
July 26, 2012 Cadman announces LOI for Tanzania Mobzi copper project The company has concluded negotiations with Shenba Resources Holdings Limited, and entered into a letter of intent to acquire 65 per cent of the Mbozi Copper project located in the…
July 25, 2012 Harmony opts to starve illegal miners The drastic step, as reported by Reuters, is to "cut supply lines to gangs of illegal miners used to staying deep in the mines for months on end, threatening lives…
July 25, 2012 Botswana Diamonds recovers first gem at Libongo project in Cameroon Botswana Diamonds has recovered a 2-carat, low value, near gem quality stone, which confirms the diamondiferous potential of the deposit.
July 24, 2012 Australia sees mass exodus of drillers to Africa Australia's drilling industry is in the doldrums following a large-scale exodus of companies to Africa in pursuit of surveying projects.
July 24, 2012 Ghana’s president John Atta Mills dies suddenly Newswires are reporting Ghana’s President John Atta Mills has died in hospital in the capital of the West African nation, Accra. A […]
July 24, 2012 Anglo American agrees to acquire majority interest in Revuboè metallurgical coal project in Mozambique Anglo has agreed to acquire a 58.9% interest in the Mozambique-based Revuboè coal project. The Revuboè project is currently a joint venture that includes Nippon Steel Corporation, and POSCO.
July 24, 2012 South African union declares wage dispute at BHP mine Dominant South African workers union NUM has declared a dispute with the group's Hotazel manganese mines and the issue had been referred to a government mediator to avert a strike.
Silver Crown Royalties soars to new high on Gentile investment Michael Gentile, as co-founder of Montreal-based hedge fund Bastion Asset Management, is the largest shareholder in over 25 junior miners. January 13, 2026 | 10:54 am
