February 17, 2012

Yellowhead expands Harper Creek estimate

Vancouver-based Yellowhead Mining has updated the 43-101 estimate for its Harper Creek copper project north of Kamloops.

February 17, 2012

Mining execs’ pay jumps as industry rebounds

This is one of those “good problems” you hear about from time to time in business. After weathering the punishing collapse in demand for commodities that began in 2008 and…

February 17, 2012

Ecuador, Kinross hit impasse over Fruta del Norte

Talks between the Ecuadorian government and Kinross Gold have stalled over the country's largest mine, Fruta del Norte.

February 17, 2012

Hecla busts company record with 148 million ounces of silver reserves

Hecla Mining reported the largest resource calculation in company history today with 148 million ounces of silver reserves and 281 million ounces of resources. The silver numbers represented a 4%…

February 17, 2012

Unigold Inc. Announces Increase in Bought Private Placement

Unigold Inc. (TSX VENTURE:UGD) (the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has entered into a revised letter of engagement with Dundee Securities Ltd. (the "Lead Underwriter") together with Primary…

February 17, 2012

Fool’s Gold? Pakistan mine rift exposes investor risk

Pakistan's Reko Diq, an untapped copper and gold mine of fabulous potential, was meant to be the biggest foreign investment in the country's mining sector, but it's beginning to look…

February 17, 2012

Ethiopian Potash Corp.: More positive drill results on Danakil Project, Ethiopia

Ethiopian Potash Corp. reported a compilation of positive drilling results on its Danakil Project, Ethiopia.

February 17, 2012

Caterpillar expands operations in United States; new factory near Athens, Georgia expected to employ 1,400 people

Caterpillar Inc. CAT -0.65% announced today it has selected land near Athens, Georgia, as the location for a new facility that will build small track-type tractors and mini hydraulic excavators.…

February 17, 2012

Just how tricky is the Greek bond deal?

To avoid Greece defaulting and exiting the Euro, European Central Bank officials have been trying to square a circle. They are funding a bankrupt country, avoiding expansionary monetary policy that…

February 17, 2012

Carlisle Goldfields Limited: Exploration of MacLellan Mine Project Continues to Deliver Positive Results

Carlisle Goldfields Limited (TSX:CGJ) (the "Company" or "Carlisle") announces further assay results from the MacLellan Mine Project in Northwest Manitoba near the Town of Lynn Lake where the Company has…