April 17, 2012 Canada on the rare earth runway: Pele climbs 18% on updated PEA Canadian rare earths explorer Pele Mountain Resources closed up 18% on Monday after the Toronto company announced an updated PEA on its Eco Ridge project.
April 17, 2012 Zimbabwe tries to woo back explorers Zimbabwe, whose government in January hiked exploration fees by up to 8,000% in a bid to curb speculative holding of mining titles, is ordering over 100 exploration companies to resubmit…
April 16, 2012 Civil strike against mining project shuts down Cajamarca —again A protest against Newmont Mining's proposed Conga copper-gold mine shut down much of Peru's Cajamarca region last Wednesday, reported World War 4 Report.
April 16, 2012 Endeavour Silver pays $250 million for two Mexican properties Endeavour Silver is paying a quarter-billion dollars for two Mexican mining properties owned by AuRico Gold (TSX:AUQ). Endeavour (TSX:EDR) said yesterday it will spend up to $250 million for AuRico's…
April 16, 2012 Key report for Newmont’s $4.8 billion Conga gold project now expected tomorrow Peru’s long-running Conga mine dispute is about to reach a turning point as international consultants appointed by the government in February are expected to deliver their report on the viability…
April 16, 2012 Colluli potash resource tops 1 billion tonnes South Boulder Mines Ltd (ASX:STB) is pleased to announce that the JORC/NI43-101 Compliant Mineral Resource Estimate for the flagship Colluli Potash Project now stands at 1.08 billion tonnes @ 18%…
April 16, 2012 Nexen wins regulatory approval for major expansion Oil sands producer, Nexen Inc. (TSX, NYSE: NXY), said it received regulatory approval to proceed with development of pads 14 and 15 at Long Lake and the Kinosis 1A area.
April 16, 2012 Unheard of mineral discovered in a cave in Spain A team of researchers from the Geological Survey of Spain and the Complutense de Madrid University has discovered a new mineral, the zaccagnaita-3R, in a cave known as “The Soplao,”…
April 16, 2012 Wrong call on gold costs fund manager his hair Toronto fund manager, John Oliver, had his head shaved today after wagering four years ago that gold would hit $2,000/oz. Oliver, who works for Sprott Asset Management and said he…
April 16, 2012 Yukon watershed the size of New Brunswick becomes a flashpoint between environmentalists and miners The Toronto Star profiles Peel River in the Yukon, a growing sources of contention between miners and environrmentalists
US urges partners and allies to increase critical minerals supply chain resiliency Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent hosted his counterparts in Washington to discuss solutions to secure and diversify supply chains for critical minerals. January 12, 2026 | 03:08 pm
