March 29, 2012 Bye, bye penny The Royal Canadian Mint will stop producing pennies this fall, announced Finance Minister Jim Flaherty during his budget speech on Thursday.
March 29, 2012 Russia’s central bank lightens its gold holdings Russia's central bank sold off about $200 million of gold in February, according to a report from the Financial Times.
March 29, 2012 Real-time wind map goes viral A wind map has gone viral on the web. Data visualisation specialists at hint.fm use surface weather data to generate an almost live wind map of the U.S.
March 29, 2012 Minmetals Resources hunting in Africa MINMETALS Resources says it will use the assets recently acquired through its takeover of Anvil Mining as the starting point for a wave of acquisitions through southern Africa.
March 29, 2012 Ontario pays God’s Lake Resources $3.5 million for surrendering mining lease Ontario will pay $3.5 million to Toronto-based junior mineral exploration company God’s Lake Resources (GLR) for surrendering its mining lease and claims near the Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug (KI) First Nation.
March 29, 2012 The Oppenheimers and De Beers are no more. Here’s a 30-year old article that predicted the cartel’s undoing "An unruly market may undo the work of a giant cartel and of an inspired, decades-long ad campaign."
March 29, 2012 Zijin Mining looking to Asia for more gold, copper assets Chinese copper-gold giant Zijin Mining Group is on the move again with plans for more acquisitions.
March 29, 2012 Gekko Systems Canadian office celebrates ten years Gekko Systems has great pleasure in announcing the tenth anniversary of its operations in Vancouver, Canada. The anniversary was celebrated with a dinner in Toronto prior to the PDAC conference.
March 29, 2012 China’s ‘Coal Miner’s Daughter’ $11 million wedding reception: How the father got the cash to flash The wedding reception is said to have included live performances by pop stars for the enjoyment of the more than 1,000 guests who stayed at the Ritz Carlton, Marriott, and…
March 29, 2012 Canadian junior miners claim ‘lack of industry support’ in disputes with First Nations Canadian exploration companies feel their industry association doesn’t hear them, Neal Smitheman, a lawyer who represents junior mining companies in disputes with First Nations, told CBC.
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
