May 11, 2012 Do Eric Sprottt and China still believe in gold? It has been a difficult week for precious metals, as gold and silver both experienced their lowest closes of the year.
May 11, 2012 Fire sale: Investors punish Osisko for mill damage Osisko Mining investors were unimpressed by the fire yesterday at the company's Canadian Malarctic mill. The stock (TSX:OSK) closed down a buck, or 12.94%, on the Toronto main board Friday…
May 11, 2012 Molycorp stock is following rare earth prices over a cliff Molycorp was forced to sell rare-earth oxides from Mountain Pass for 20% cheaper than during the December quarter last year. The company's stock is now worth 60% less than this…
May 11, 2012 Gold! Haitians hope ore finds will spur economic boom from mining for gold, copper and silver Its capital is blighted with earthquake rubble. Its countryside is shorn of trees, chopped down for fuel. And yet, Haiti’s land may hold the key to relieving centuries of poverty,…
May 11, 2012 Sandstorm Gold acquires two NSR royalties from Magellan Minerals Sandstorm Gold Ltd. ("Sandstorm" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:SSL) is pleased to announce that it has acquired from Magellan Minerals Ltd. ("Magellan") (TSX VENTURE:MNM), a 2.5% net smelter returns royalty…
May 11, 2012 The end of Appalachia? Illinois Basin coal makes comeback The balance of the US coal industry may be tilting in the direction of the MidWest from Appalachia.
May 11, 2012 Large material handling order awarded to FLSmidth FLSmidth has been awarded a contract worth approximately USD 65m (DKK 370m) from the long-term customer Vale for the supply of Material Handling equipment to the Port of Nacala in…
May 11, 2012 End of the Kim era at Kazakhmys When Kim got involved with Kazakhmys (then called ZhezkazganTsvetMet) during the 1990s the Soviet era the state company was in complete disarray and debt laden. He turned Kazakhmys into a…
May 11, 2012 After Bougainville black eye, Rio Tinto wading back into PNG Rio Tinto may attempt to re-enter the mining industry in Papua New Guinea after a distastrous experience in the 1980s, according to a report this week in PNGIndustryNews.net.
May 11, 2012 Molycorp adjusted profit rises on rare earth prices Rare earth miner Molycorp Inc posted a sharp rise in adjusted quarterly profit on Thursday that topped analyst forecasts as both realized prices and sales volumes climbed.
Iamgold’s Lemelin thanks mentor for Africa option Bruno Lemelin recalls his first Iamgold boss urging him to join Essakane in Burkina Faso as regional politics began to unravel. December 26, 2025 | 05:00 am
