February 5, 2012 Which way now for precious metals? After marching steadily higher early in the week, gold and silver saw their biggest one-day losses in more than a month on Friday as hopes for more Fed money printing…
February 5, 2012 Xanadu acquires South Gobi licences Xanadu Mines has acquired two licences in the highly prospective South Gobi porphyry belt in southern Mongolia.
February 5, 2012 Anglo Pacific carves out niche in mining sector U.K.-listed Anglo Pacific PLC (APF.LN ) is a rare breed for a mining sector-focused company. It's primary business isn't running a mine or owning a deposit, but securing royalties from…
February 5, 2012 Chinese on a bullion binge Over the past month they've been impossible to miss. On billboards across Hong Kong, throughout its subway network and all over its buses have been huge advertisements for little gold…
February 5, 2012 US job growth ripples to Chinese copper and ore Nothing is so salutary for the Chinese economy as growth in the United States, and nothing is so good for copper and iron ore prices as a strong Chinese economy.…
February 5, 2012 Peru copper and gold output down slightly in 2011 Reuters reported that production of all main metals fell in Peru in 2011 from the previous year as depleted reserves and lower ore grades hit the major global producer.
February 5, 2012 Mitsubishi to double copper output after Chile mine expansion Bloomberg reported that Mitsubishi Corporation of Japan plans to almost double its copper output in 2012 after spending USD 5.39 billion to buy a minority stake in Anglo American Plc's…
February 5, 2012 China gold output in 2011 was 360 tonnes Interfax-China reported that China's gold bullion output grew by 5.89% in 2011 to reach a record high of 360.96 tonnes up by 20.08 tonnes from the previous year making the…
February 5, 2012 Top shareholders gunning for Xstrata’s Big Mick, could block deal without premium The Telegraph reports Chairman John Bond and CEO Mick Davis risk being voted off the board of Xstrata after being accused of negotiating "a cosy stitch-up" with Glencore and that…
February 4, 2012 Canadian jobs: It’s oil sands all the time Statistics Canada reported Friday that of the jobs created in January 65% were in Alberta.
Congo says it would seek other partners if US minerals framework fails "The rivalry between China and the United States - we are not interested in it," the country's mines minister said. February 11, 2026 | 07:12 am
