December 13, 2012 Cerro Resources and Primero Mining $119 million merger progressing Cerro Del Gallo and forming new explorer The merger is aimed at progressing the planned Cerro del Gallo gold/silver heap leach mine in Mexico.
December 13, 2012 Almaden discovers new area of mineralisation at Tuligtic, Mexico 2.4 km to southwest from Ixtaca zone, hits 7.00 m of 0.7 g/t gold One of the holes intersected significant mineralisation including 2.00 meters of 1.76 g/t gold.
December 11, 2012 $27 billion injected into Amazonia mining by 2016 Vale's Carajas iron ore mine is the biggest but some 60 gold explorers are also active in the Brazilian region.
December 11, 2012 Rio Cristal clarifies disclosure related to mineral resource estimate On March 2, 2012, the Company filed on SEDAR an independent technical report in respect of the mineral resource estimate on the company's Bongará project. The BCSC has advised the…
December 11, 2012 Eagle Star expands Bomfim claims along phosphate belt based on positive drill and pit sampling results Eage Star has acquired exploration rights to an additional 59,654 hectares in close proximity to its Bomfim Agro mineral project, located 10km from the MbAC's Itafós mine.
December 11, 2012 Solvista Gold continues to expand its gold-copper discovery at Caramanta results include 160.2 meters at 1.79 g/t gold equivalent with 67.4 meters at 2.75 g/t gold equivalent Results include 160.2 meters at 1.79 g/t gold equivalent with 67.4 meters at 2.75 g/t gold equivalent.
December 10, 2012 Zamin Ferrous to start exporting 18 million tons of iron in 2016 Mining company Zamin Ferrous is waiting on authorizations to initiate the extraction of iron in Valentines, Uruguay.
December 10, 2012 Resource nationalism is miners’ number one fear and major threat to global security — report Resource nationalism is one of the main causes of the current commodity prices instability and it is threatening global security, warns London-based Chatham House in its latest report.
December 10, 2012 Gold bug spreads through Latin America Mexico, Brazil, Colombia, Argentina and Paraguay have recently been adding to their bullion holdings. And this might be only the beginning.
December 10, 2012 Fresh hopes for Aussie miners: country to attract over 18 times the investment of South Africa Australia’s mining industry will become the world’s number one again over the next two decades, attracting as much as 18 times the investment planned for South Africa, according to the…
Iamgold’s Lemelin thanks mentor for Africa option Bruno Lemelin recalls his first Iamgold boss urging him to join Essakane in Burkina Faso as regional politics began to unravel. December 26, 2025 | 05:00 am
