August 6, 2011 Strong Jewelry Orders, Diamond Sells Fair at IIJS The halls of the IIJS fair ground are full this weekend. Buyers, predominantly Indians, are showing great interest in the diamond jewelry offerings and jewelers' booths are full.
August 5, 2011 Hudbay agrees to sell Guatemalan nickel mine for $170m TSX-listed Hudbay Minerals is to sell its Guatemalan Fenix project to Cyprus-based Solway Group for $170-million, the company said late on Friday. Solway, which owns mines in the Ukraine and…
August 5, 2011 AuRico repositions for growth in Mexico The Northern Miner reports: AuRico Gold (GAM-T, GRS-N) has had nothing short of a notable operating year so far, as the company continues to rebrand itself as a leading, low-cost,…
August 5, 2011 Geopulse awarded potash property by Utah Geopulse Exploration Inc. (OTCQB: GPLS) (OTCBB: GPLS) has secured its potash property objective in Utah. The company was among numerous other mineral exploration groups participating in the competitive tender process.…
August 5, 2011 One-two hit for oil sands producers Canadian Natural Resources announced this week it is poised to restart its Horizon plant seven months after it went up in flames and aims to spend over $2 billion to…
August 5, 2011 Sberbank to get 35% of Belaruskali as collateral for loan Bloomberg reports that OAO Sberbank will receive 35 percent of Belaruskali, the Belarusian potash producer, as collateral for a $2 billion loan.
August 5, 2011 Rio Tinto Diamonds posts $10m loss for H1 Rising rough diamond prices were not enough to keep Rio Tinto's diamond operations profitable. Lower production and increased costs eroded Rio Tinto Diamond's bottom line in the first half of…
August 5, 2011 Hillary Clinton: Keystone XL safety will be above the law The Hill's E2-Wire reports Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Thursday that the proposed pipeline to bring Canadian oil sands to Gulf Coast refineries, if approved, will operate under tougher…
August 5, 2011 Strike ends at world’s biggest copper mine Miners voted Friday to end a two-week long strike at the world's largest copper mine, La Escondida in northern Chile, approving an agreement struck by their union and management. Escondida…
August 5, 2011 Silver falls as investors sell to raise cash Bloomberg reports that Silver plunged to the biggest weekly drop in three months.
Precious metals craze prompts China fund to turn away investors UBS SDIC Fund had become increasingly concerned that investors could be exposed to heavy losses should a record-breaking bull market suddenly turn. December 27, 2025 | 08:00 am
