August 29, 2012

Silver over gold, regardless of Fed moves

Tighter supply, coupled with increased industrial and investment demand, means that the only way for silver to move is up. But just how high the white metal will go is…

August 29, 2012

Alcyone: SE Queensland Mine Contains 23Moz Silver

Alcyone Resources Limited (ASX: AYN) announced an increase in silver resources from its Texas Silver & Polymetallic Project in SE Queensland to over 23 million ounces, following a 35%t increase…

August 29, 2012

The mining industry gears up for MINExpo 2012

MINExpo 2012 is less than a month away and as the industry prepares to attend to the world’s biggest mining event, held every four years in Las Vegas, we have…

August 29, 2012

Talks start after deadly Lonmin strike in S. Africa

Managers, unions and workers at the troubled platinum miner Lonmin's (LON:JSE) Marikana mine, started talks with South African government mediators on Wednesday as thousands of miners continued a strike that…

August 29, 2012

Newcrest restarts Lihir mine

Gold producer Newcrest Mining (ASX:NCM) resumed its operations at the Lihir project, in Papua New Guinea, following the resolution of a dispute lodged by the Lihir Mining Area Landowners Association…

August 29, 2012

EPA needs $635 million and 30 years to clean Silver Valley

Idaho's Silver Valley will need to pay $635 million under a new 30 year plan by the federal government to clean up over a century's worth of mining pollution in…

August 28, 2012

Land fight forces Newcrest to shut Lihir gold mine

Australia’s largest listed gold company by market capitalization, Newcrest Mining (ASX:NCM), said Tuesday it had to suspend production at its flagship Lihir mine in Papua New Guinea, as protests from…

August 28, 2012

Eco Oro shares plunge on Colombian mining agency ruling

Shares of Eco Oro Minerals Corp. (TSX:EOM) plunged over 50% on Tuesday to $94 cents in early trade after Colombia’s national mining agency scrapped most of its concession on environmental…

August 28, 2012

Enerpac® RAT-Series Rail Alignment Tool delivers safe, effective track positioning for underground mining applications

Enerpac®introduces the RAT-Series Rail Alignment Tool for safely and effectively positioning track to prevent motor car derailment issues in underground mining applications.

August 28, 2012

Chavez told to ‘forget oil’ and boost the country’s gold industry

The president of Venezuela's national mining chamber (Camiven), Luis Rojas, called the country leader Hugo Chavez to boost the local gold industry, as bullion production levels are close to historic…