May 1, 2012

Xstrata posts drop in Q1 copper production

The miner said quarterly copper output dropped more than 18 percent year-on-year, after a number of their mines reached the end of their respective lives

May 1, 2012

Sun Metals to maintain zinc deliveries despite supplier collapse

The Australian miner, a subsidiary of Korea Zinc, said Tuesday its Zinc output target was still achievable despite the collapse of key supplier Kagara Ltd

May 1, 2012

Southern Copper Q1 net income jumps 30 pct

The copper miner said a 13% jump in sales amid lower operating costs during the period helped offset weaker metals prices

May 1, 2012

AngloGold DRC mine threatened by tens of thousands of ex-fighters

The gold miner says tens of thousands of ex fighters are already mining in the area where its Mongbwalu gold mine is situated and don't want to move

May 1, 2012

Scientific rationality aside, metals prices are about to turn for the better-Ecclestone

It may not be a first order recovery for mining project financing, but there are more than a few reasons to be cheerful in the mining space, Hallgarten's Christopher Ecclestone…

May 1, 2012

Canadian Oil Sands divvies up 17% more as $23 syncrude discount evaporates

From a 7-year low against US benchmark crude only six weeks ago, syncrude on Monday moved into premium territory.

April 30, 2012

Courts tell Goldcorp to suspend El Morro construction

The Supreme Court of Chile suspended Goldcorp's (GG: NYSE; G: TSX) environmental permit for the El Morro copper-gold project.

April 30, 2012

Live debate recap: Ron Paul versus Paul Krugman

Presidential candidate and a giant of the Libertarian crowd, Ron Paul, debated Nobel-prize winning Paul Krugman on Bloomberg's Street Smart.

April 30, 2012

Dundee Precious Metals stock in mini meltdown after told to cut smelter feed

"We have spent over $40 million on the smelter in the two years we have owned it and are aware of the challenges that continue to exist there," Chief Executive…

April 30, 2012

Allana Announces Mineral Resource Update: Measured+Indicated Mineral Resources Increase by Over 90%

The measured and indicated mineral resource estimate totals 1,297,529,000 tonnes with an average grade of 19.32 % KCl, representing approximately 250 million tonnes of KCl.