June 11, 2012 Guinea begins production at first iron ore mine Reuters reported Guinea, in partnership with Bellzone (LSE:BZM) and the China International Fund, has begun operations at its first iron ore mine.
June 11, 2012 Kinross says Tasiast producing again Canada’s number 3 gold miner by output said about 600 workers had returned after the four-day strike at its Tasiast mine in Mauritania.
June 11, 2012 Tasman expands rare earth element project portfolio in Finland The Korsnäs South, Siilinjärvi and Laivajoki projects are being acquired from an arm's length private Finnish company, Magnus Minerals Oy, for consideration including 60,000 common shares of the company.
June 10, 2012 U.S. rough diamond trade hurts in April Large double-digit declines in the value of rough diamond trade by the U.S. in April. Rough diamond imports of $29.7 million fell 24.7 percent year on year.
June 10, 2012 The world needs gold to prevent people who run fiat currencies from doing anything too stupid – King The world still needs gold and other natural resources, but we may need a new investment model to sustain them, says Byron King who also shares his perspective on mining…
June 10, 2012 Old men in mining: the advantages of mining experience when dealing with paste tailings Too many sub-par publications sprout on about the shortage of experienced engineers in mining. “They are retiring and will leave the industry bereft,” is what the young journalists write too…
June 9, 2012 Chop-fest What a whippy week it was. Volatility spiked and then subsided into the end of the week which meant it was a great day-trading environment but then that petered off…
June 9, 2012 Churchill Mining’s US$2 billion lawsuit against Indonesia gets lift from NY Times British coal miner, Churchill Mining (LON:CHL), and its case against the Indonesia government got a leg up when its two-year legal battle was profiled in the New York Times.
June 9, 2012 Spain asks EU for US$125 billion to support its banks In order to ring off contagion if Greece exits the euro, Spain will ask the EU for US$125 billion to support the country's banks.
June 9, 2012 Silver would disappear in a nanosecond if people understood how little there is: Eric Sprott Eric Sprott told Silver Doctors that he sees no reason for precious metals' to be priced so low with the current global economic weakness.
Precious metals craze prompts China fund to turn away investors UBS SDIC Fund had become increasingly concerned that investors could be exposed to heavy losses should a record-breaking bull market suddenly turn. December 27, 2025 | 08:00 am
