September 14, 2011

Gold: slim slow slider

Gold for December delivery declined $15.00, or just under 1% to $1,815.10 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange in late afternoon trade on Wednesday…

September 14, 2011

Rio Tinto has a problem with crabs

The Australian quotes a Rio Tinto spokesman on Wednesday saying the discovery of a species of freshwater crab and a never before recorded shrimp near its Weipa mine would not…

September 14, 2011

ABB wins $11 million mine hoist order from Xstrata Copper in Australia

ABB, a leading power and automation technology group, recently won an $11 million order to supply a complete ore hoisting solution for Xstrata Copper's Ernest Henry Mining (EHM) copper-gold operation…

September 14, 2011

Midway drills 33 meters of 2 gpt gold at Gold Rock, Nevada

Initial drilling on its Gold Rock project has produced some promising intercepts, Midway Gold (TSX-V:MDW) reported today. The company said drills have intercepted 33.5 meters of 2.06 grams per tonne…

September 14, 2011

Silvercorp targeted again in new letter, FBI gets involved

Embattled Silvercorp Metals on Wednesday was forced to respond by opening up its books after a second anonymous report which it believes comes from a group of shortsellers trying to…

September 14, 2011

Antimony tops metals and minerals risk list, China controls 50% of 52 critical chemicals

The British Geological Survey (BGS) on Wednesday published the latest list of the 52 elements, minerals and metals most at risk of supply disruption because global production is concentrated in…

September 14, 2011

Hathor board rallies the troops against ‘predatory, opportunistic’ bid

Hathor Exploration announced early Wednesday that its board unanimously recommends that shareholders reject Cameco's unsolicited offer for the company calling it 'opportunistic' and 'predatory' coming in the wake of the…

September 14, 2011

North Springs Resources Acquires Gold Property in Prestigious Mineral Ridge Mining District, Nevada, USA

North Springs Resources Corp. (OTCBB:NSRS) ("The Company", "North Springs") is pleased to announce that it has recently acquired the mineral rights to the North Springs Gold Property, which is located…

September 14, 2011

Revett Minerals to be Added to S&P/TSX Small Cap Index

Revett Minerals (TSX:RVM) (NYSE Amex:RVM) is pleased to announce that it will be added to the S&P/TSX Small Cap Index, effective after the close of trading on Friday, September 16,…

September 14, 2011

Landmark report predicts 750,000 new jobs in Australian mining industry to 2030

tsang_main.jpg The talk of the recent AIMEX show in Sydney, attended by International Mining, was a report looking at the future of the Aussie mining industry that highlights just how much potential…