October 17, 2011 Minesight kriging programs answer need for speed Thanks to multithreading, Mintec now offers dramatically faster kriging capabilities in its MineSight suite of software. The interpolation functions in MineSight Basis (MSBasis) are a key part of its ability…
October 17, 2011 New version of Gemcom Minex geology and mine planning targets growing number of underground coal mines Gemcom Software International has released Gemcom MinexTM 6.1, the latest version of the industry's only integrated end-to-end software solution designed specifically for stratified deposits. Minex fully integrates all aspects of…
October 16, 2011 Rio Tinto Simandou payment helping rebuild Guinea infrastructure A significant amount of Rio Tinto's $700 million payment to settle its dispute over the huge Simandou iron ore will be used to help mend the country's dilapidated infrastructure. The…
October 16, 2011 Three miners shot dead at world’s biggest gold mine Gunmen shot and killed three miners in the latest attack near the world’s largest gold mine in eastern Indonesia, officials said yesterday.
October 16, 2011 Oil: The outlier commodity Eric Reguly, writing in Saturday's Globe and Mail, shines a light of hope on those who have seen the value of their portfolios shredded in the last six months by…
October 16, 2011 SilverCrest Mines says gold and silver production from Mexico mine rises Canada’s SilverCrest Mines said gold and silver production rose for the third straight quarter at its flagship mine in Mexico.
October 16, 2011 Eldorado Gold set a quarterly gold production record in Q3 Eldorado Gold set a quarterly production record in the third quarter and is on track to achieve its full-year gold production target, the company said on Wednesday.
October 16, 2011 6 tips to know before selling gold Know its content: Most businesses buying gold plan to melt it for scrap. That means they are interested only in its precious-metal content. Market prices are based on pure 24-carat…
October 16, 2011 India gold ETF demand likely to explode Demand for gold exchange traded funds (ETF) in India is likely to "explode" as investors get accustomed to "click-and-park" mode of investing, shying away from sagging stock markets and as…
October 16, 2011 Mining protest reaches new heights Protesters made their opposition to coal and coal seam gas mining pretty clear during a mountain-top campaign yesterday.
Silver price extends volatile run with surge above $86 Spot prices rose as much as 6.6% to over $86 an ounce, near its highest in a week. February 11, 2026 | 08:38 am