February 13, 2012 Barrick walks away from venture with gold Russian explorer Russia-focused gold producer Highland Gold Mining Ltd. (LON:HGM) shares were falling dramatically this morning after the company announced that Canadian Barrick Gold Corp. (TSE:ABX) would to sell its 20.4 per…
February 13, 2012 Australian mines desperate for skilled workers Mining companies in Australia are considering to fly foreign workers directly to their operations as the country, particularly the north-east state of Queensland, struggles to fill massive job shortages, reports…
February 13, 2012 Another bad bay for mining in Canada Solid Gold Resources Corp. ("Solid Gold") (TSX VENTURE:SLD) reports that The Wahgoshig First Nation has issued a claim against Her Majesty The Queen In Right of Ontario and Solid Gold…
February 13, 2012 SouthGobi Resources Successfully Commissions Dry Coal Handling Facility at Its Ovoot Tolgoi Mine in Southern Mongolia SouthGobi Resources Ltd. (TSX:SGQ)(HKSE:1878) announced today the successful commissioning and startup of the dry coal-handling facility ("DCHF") at its Ovoot Tolgoi coal mine in southern Mongolia.
February 13, 2012 Batu Hijau 2012 output to drop 33 pct – Newmont According to officials from Newmont Nusa Tenggara, Batu Hijau's gold and copper production will temporarily plunge this year as the mine pit is expanded.
February 13, 2012 60 Minutes looks at India’s gold obsession This week's 60 Minutes examines why gold has become so important to India and what significance it plays in weddings and rituals. And story like this lends itself to some…
February 13, 2012 China is buying lots of copper but not because it needs it Gordon G. Chang, gloomy prognosticator on China, digs into trade numbers on copper and believes the Chinese are buying copper to gussy up their trade deficit numbers, rather than having…
February 13, 2012 Living under the gold standard was not the good ol’ days Keepers of the influential blog Econbrowser revisited some reasons why a return to the gold standard might not be a good idea after presidential aspirant, New Gingrich, said last week…
February 12, 2012 Greece passes austerity package despite widespread protests; gold mostly flat Greek Parliament voted 200 for and 74 against to pass tough austerity measures in return for a bailout and keep Greece in the Euro.
February 12, 2012 Chinese miner buys a $25 million stake in Malaysian iron ore mines Chinese miner, Prosperity Minerals (PMHL.L), announced on Monday a US$25 million investment in Malaysian iron ore mines.
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
