July 10, 2012 Amerix reports additional gold results from drilling at Limao property in Brazil The company reports a grading intersected at 9.89m of 8.2 grams gold per tonne a the Limão gold property.
July 10, 2012 Zimbabwe’s teachers want their salary in diamonds The core teachers’ union of Zimbabwe has demanded the proceeds of diamond sales be spent on their wages and on improving current working conditions.
July 10, 2012 Botswana cuts taxes, gives private sector scope Botswana is setting out to lower the fiscal burden on resources investors in a charm offensive that separates it from the mining jurisdictions that are currently looking to increase mining…
July 9, 2012 PMI Gold Corporation: agreement to purchase contiguous mining lease with the Obotan gold project PMI Gold announced that it has entered into an agreement with Midras to acquire the mining lease to the Company's flagship gold project in Ghana.
July 7, 2012 Lonmin top team faces testing time Ian Farmer, CEO of the world's third-largest platinum company, Lonmin, and his executive team face an extremely testing time in mining sector. Markets are sitting with an oversupply that could…
July 6, 2012 Eastplats caps 30% weekly gain with rap on the knuckles from BC securities commission Vancouver-based Eastern Platinum was forced to issue a clarification over contained platinum resources at its South African PGM properties following a review by the British Columbia Securities Commission.
July 6, 2012 July 6, 2012: The day the Oppenheimers said goodbye to De Beers The Oppenheimer family, controller of giant diamond miner DeBeers since 1927, has officially let go of its 40% stake in the company after South Africa’s Mineral Resources Minister approved the…
July 6, 2012 Xstrata-Glencore merger vote postponed: unions raise concerns Xstrata has delayed voting on a merger with Glencore as investors continue to dictate the offer and unions become more vocal about their concerns over the deal.
July 5, 2012 SEMAFO announces second quarter gold production of 60,500 ounces Averaging the gold price for the quarter at $1,615 per ounce, the company saw revenues of $98.4 million. This compares to an averagegold price of $1,519 per ounce for total…
July 5, 2012 Australia won’t get in the way of Glencore-Xstrata Australia's antitrust regulator has decided it would not oppose commodities trader Glencore's $26 billion takeover of miner Xstrata.
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