January 12, 2012

Cadmium is the new lead: jewelry removed from Target, Saks, Gap and others

The Washington Post reports in a move reminiscent of the crackdown on lead in toys, more than a dozen major retailers including Target, Saks and Gap, are voluntarily halting sales…

January 12, 2012

Mountain Province Diamonds Announces Proposed Spin-out of Kennady Diamonds

Mountain Province Diamonds Inc. ("Mountain Province", the "Company") (TSX: MPV, NYSE-AMEX: MDM) is pleased to announce that its Board of Directors has approved a proposal to spin-out the Company's 100…

January 12, 2012

Uranium North Discovers New High Grade Gold and Silver Zones at Nowyak

Uranium North Resource Corp. ("Uranium North" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:UNR) announces that the 2011 exploration program on the Nowyak property in Nunavut has focused the company into a zone…

January 12, 2012

LME says sell-out decision February as 2011 contracts value surges 33% to $15 trillion

Reuters reports the London Metal Exchange has been approached by several   potential bidders and will consider takeover proposals in late February according to its CEO. The LME handles some 80% of…

January 12, 2012

Oilsands Quest to Conduct Solicitation Process

Oilsands Quest Inc. (NYSE Amex: BQI) ("Oilsands Quest," "OQI" or "the Company") has requested and obtained approval from the Alberta Court of Queen's Bench (the "Court") to conduct a process…

January 12, 2012

Crosshair Announces Initial Uranium Resource at Juniper Ridge

Crosshair Energy Corp. (TSX:CXX)(NYSE Amex:CXZ) ("Crosshair") is pleased to announce the results of the initial independent National Instrument (NI) 43-101 Mineral Resource estimate on the Juniper Ridge Project, in southern…

January 12, 2012

SilverCrest Reports Record Production in Q4 at Santa Elena

SilverCrest Mines Inc.CA:SVL +0.44% (otcqx:STVZF)(pinksheets:STVZF) (the "Company") is pleased to announce record production of silver and gold was achieved in the Fourth Quarter, 2011 from the Santa Elena Mine located…

January 12, 2012

First Majestic Silver Corp. Achieved Record Production of 1.96M Silver Ounces (2.1M Silver Eqv. Ounces) in Q4; Produced a Record 7.6M Silver Eqv. Ounces in 2011

First Majestic Silver Corp. ("First Majestic" or the "Company") (TSX:FR)(NYSE:AG)(FRANKFURT:FMV) is pleased to announce the Company's fourth quarter and full year 2011 production results.

January 12, 2012

Huge diamond mine found in China

A large diamond mine with a reserve of one million carats has been found in China's Liaoning province.

January 12, 2012

German mine for rare earths to be developed

German mining and commodity group Deutsche Rohstoff AG said on Wednesday it will develop mining operations in east Germany to exploit estimated deposits of 38,000 tonnes of rare earths.