November 13, 2012 Harry Winston buys BHP Billiton’s diamond assets for US$500 million Ekati is Canada's first, and largest, diamond producer.
November 12, 2012 Petaquilla granted mining rights to re-open Lomero-Poyatos gold mine in Spain Canadian gold miner Petaquilla Minerals Ltd. (TSX:PTQ) said Monday it has completed the titling process for its wholly-owned Lomero-Poyatos project in Andalucia, Spain, about 500 km south of Madrid.
November 12, 2012 Osisko Mining buying Queenston in $550-million deal Canada’s Osisko Mining Corp. (TSX:OSK) announced Monday it will buy Queenston Mining Inc for about $550 million to get access to gold-rich properties in the Kirkland Lake area in north-eastern…
November 12, 2012 Shale will make the U.S. world’s top oil producer The United States will surpass both Saudi Arabia and Russia becoming the world’s top oil producer by 2017, says the latest yearly world energy outlook published Monday by International Energy…
November 12, 2012 Canadian Orebodies announces successful completion of summer drill program Summer drill program at the Haig Inlet Iron Project has successfully concluded
November 12, 2012 Yamana Gold insists on risky project in northern Chile Canadian miner Yamana Gold Inc. (TSX:YRI) (NYSE: AUY) is refusing to give up on its plans to re-open the old “Agua de la Falda” gold mine in Chile’s northern Atacama…
November 10, 2012 Tiny family business sells $4 billion gold to US mint, jewellers and hedge funds each year The company pockets about a quarter of a percent of its precious metal sales—less for the gold it sells to the Mint.
November 9, 2012 Queenston files NI 43-101 technical report on updated mineral resource at Upper Beaver The company highlights: Indicated mineral resource of 1.46 million ounces of gold and 56 million pounds of copper 6,870,000 t grading 6.62 g/t Au and 0.37% Cu.
November 9, 2012 Canada may change entire temporary foreign worker program over Chinese miners controversy Accusations of Chinese miners being dubiously brought into the Canadian province of British Columbia to work in coal mines has prompted the federal government not only to investigate the issue,…
November 9, 2012 Peruvian company acquires Canadian gold junior Andina Minerals Peruvian precious metals miner Hochschild (LON:HOC) is acquiring Canadian Andina Minerals (TSX-V:ASM), after the junior gold miner agreed late Thursday to a friendly takeover.
Platinum deficits to persist as EV rollout slows, Valterra says A slower-than-expected adoption of EVs in some markets has helped boost sentiment around the metals. February 10, 2026 | 10:30 am
