June 28, 2012

Nautilus sinks to fresh lows as PNG elections descend into shambles

Nautilus Minerals, locked in a dispute with Papua New Guinea over ownership of the world's first sea-floor mine, dropped 9.7% on Thursday, hurt by news of violence, kidnapping, vote rigging…

June 28, 2012

Centerra Gold’s shares tumble as director resigns

Shares of Centerra Gold fell 16% by midday after an announcement that one of its directors had quit.

June 28, 2012

China Gold International picks up a Zambian miner for $20.4 million

China Gold International Resources is acquiring China Nonferrous Mining Corporation Limited for HK$155.1 million.

June 27, 2012

Lithium miner betting on smart phones

With the Samsung Galaxy III on the horizon and the iPhone 5 not far behind, the lithium battery market is forecast to quadruple to $43 billion.

June 27, 2012

Kyrgyzstan to reassess deal with Centerra Gold

Kyrgyzstan's parliament has approved a review to the operating license for Centerra Gold, which is developing a major gold mine that accounts for 12% of the Central Asian nation's economy,…

June 27, 2012

Potash supply to exceed demand by 2020: report

Worldwide reserves of potash could surpass demand by between 59% to100% by 2020, says the latest report published by Rabobank.

June 27, 2012

$8 billion resource reserve likely to lift Bolivia’s depressed economy

The total value of the copper, silver, indium and manganese reserves discovered by South Korean company Kores in Bolivia last year, may be worth more than $8 billion.

June 27, 2012

Scotia analyst calls Centerra’s stock an ‘unusual buying opportunity’

Shares in Centerra Gold Inc. are down 25% in the last five days, following the release of a critical report on its Kumtor mine in Kyrgyzstan.

June 27, 2012

Canada’s pink gold rush attracts the world

With the precious cargo slung over his shoulder, Vikram Singh strides through his field spreading the white granular stuff where it matters most.“I can't afford to waste any...I had to…

June 26, 2012

Bashed billionaires: Lakshmi Mittal is mining’s biggest loser

Firstpost reports after a 5% salary increase Lakshmi Mittal took home $1.74 million last year working as the CEO of ArcelorMittal. The […]