December 1, 2011

India’s Aditya Birla Group joins bid for Australian coal miner New Hope

India's leading aluminum and copper producer Aditya Birla Group confirmed Thursday that it has officially expressed an interest in bidding for Australian coal miner New Hope.

December 1, 2011

Northern Tiger identifies new gold exploration targets at 3Ace property, Yukon

Northern Tiger Resources Inc. ("Northern Tiger" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:NTR) is pleased to announce that all results have been received from the 2011 soil geochemistry survey at the 3Ace…

December 1, 2011

Premium Exploration makes multiple new gold discoveries at Idaho Gold Project

Premium Exploration Inc. (TSX VENTURE:PEM.V -News)(OTCQX:PMMEF.PK - News) ("Premium" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that the first six of nine holes drilled in the 35 km2 Deadwood Zone…

December 1, 2011

Peregrine Diamonds regains previous luster after BHP reassures firm it still is committed to Chidiak project

Peregrine Diamonds Ltd. (PGD.TO) has traded as much as 24% higher today and is currently at 75 cents a share, up 19%, after being told by BHP Billiton in recent…

December 1, 2011

Canadian Eco Oro Minerals drills gold, silver at Angostura deposit in Colombia

IBTimes reported the Eco Oro Minerals (TSX:GSL) found high-grade silver and gold at its Colombia-based Angostura project.

December 1, 2011

South African gold mine cooling technology used in Chinese coal mine

Mining Weekly reported that China National Coal Group will use a special cooling technology developed at a gold mine for its coal mining operations.

December 1, 2011

Gold/silver ratio jumps, ECB points to deflation risk, as “low-growth outlook” defies central-bank liquidity move

Wholesale prices in the gold investing market continued to rise Thursday morning in London, extending yesterday’s 2.8% jump after the world’s biggest central banks offered unlimited short-term loans to their…

December 1, 2011

Miners say the outlook is great; manufacturers say it is lousy: EDC

Canadian manufacturer's confidence is plunging, says Export Development Canada in a survey released today. EDC’s Trade Confidence Index (TCI), a semi-annual survey of Canadian exporters and investors, declined by an…

December 1, 2011

World’s largest miners looking for a pot of Potash

Large miners, such as Rio Tinto and BHP, are looking to enter the potash business, or expand existing operations, as they look for increased demand from developing nations such China,…

December 1, 2011

New acquisition expands Bonanza Goldfields Tarantula project

Bonanza Goldfields Corp. (Pinksheets: BONZ.PK - News) ("Bonanza" or the "Company") announced today the expansion of their flagship Tarantula Project with the acquisition of the Piedmont Mine, a gold and…