May 1, 2012

Xstrata copper production down, but Q1 financial performance solid

Anglo-Swiss Xstrata Plc. (LON:XTA) reported today mixed production results for its first quarter, with copper production declining 18%, but said operating and financial performance remains strong.

May 1, 2012

Australian Lynas to shut down Malaysian opponents with lawsuit

Australian rare earths miner Lynas Corporation (ASX:LYC), has filed a defamation action against Malaysian protestors and opponents over their criticism of the company's rare earth plant (LAMP), which will process…

May 1, 2012

Gold slips from two week high

While the yellow metal has drawn a degree of strength from the most recent data out of the US, gold eased back on Tuesday from its longest stretch of daily…

May 1, 2012

Polyus Gold raises $365m through stake sale

The Russian gold miner sold a 7.5% stake in the business to two strategic investors in an effort to raise cash and boost its free float ahead of a planned…

May 1, 2012

Alamos Gold Q1 profit jumps 65 pct

Strong gold price and a tax gain helped boost the gold miner's net income to $29.5m from $17.9m a year ago

May 1, 2012

Focus on gold stocks that have cash, cash-flow growth and solid balance sheets – Lostritto

Paolo Lostritto attributes development companies' current struggles to both the recent trend for capital and operating cost increases and to the European sovereign debt crisis. Gold Report interview.

May 1, 2012

Lady Loretta and Handlebar Hill Mines Expanding – XSTRATA PLC

Xstrata gave an update on its mine construction of Lady Loretta, Australia.

May 1, 2012

Ranger 3 Deeps Exploration Decline Commences – ENERGY RESOURCES OF AUSTRALIA LTD

Energy Resources of Australia Ltd. gave an update on the start of construction works on the Ranger 3 Deeps exploration decline at Ranger mine, Australia.

May 1, 2012

News release – English – WOULFE MINING CORP.

Woulfe Mining Corp. gave an update on its mine construction of SANGDONG, South Korea.

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