April 19, 2012

Chilean mining industry faces looming energy crisis

Chile will not be able to keep mining for copper, gold and other minerals if the government does not address the country's pressing energy needs, a mining conference in Santiago…

April 19, 2012

Newstrike Capital intersects 81.45 meters of 2.19 g/t Au, including 25.03 meters of 5.10 g/t Au at the Ana Paula Project

Newstrike Capital Inc. (TSX VENTURE:NES) ("Newstrike" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the next series of results completed in the 2012 drill program in progress at the Company's 100%-owned…

April 19, 2012

Investors ride SilverCrest wave

SilverCrest Mines jumped as much as 9% on Thursday on higher than usual trading volumes, after announcing silver production doubled and gold output tripled at its Santa Elena mine in…

April 19, 2012

Asian investors pile into South American Silver with $16 million private placement

South American Silver has inked a $16 million deal with Asian investors to go towards its exploration projects in Bolivia and Chile.

April 19, 2012

British government urges Anglo American and Codelco to reach amicable resolution

Chile's state-owned mining company Codelco, the world's largest copper producer London-based Anglo American (LSE: AAL) should try reaching a negotiated solution to the ongoing dispute about Codelco’s stake in Anglo’s…

April 19, 2012

Brazil’s aluminum output went up 3.7% in March

Brazil's aluminum output in March went up 3.7% to 125,000 tonnes, according to the national aluminum association, Abal.

April 19, 2012

Copper prices will hit bottom before rising in latter part of 2012

Copper prices will continue dipping but only until the middle of this year, at which point they should start rising again, according to the latest Thomson Reuters’ GFMS Copper Survey…

April 19, 2012

Rio Novo Gold announces filing of Preliminary Economic Assessment Technical Report for its Almas Gold Project

Rio Novo Gold Inc. (TSX:RN)(TSX:RN.WT) ("Rio Novo" or the "Company") announces that a National Instrument 43-101 compliant technical report in support of the Preliminary Economic Assessment ("PEA") of its Almas…

April 19, 2012

OZ Minerals, Southern Copper shopping for South American mines

US-based Southern Copper and Australia's Oz Minerals are both looking to acquire assets in South America, according to media reports Wednesday.

April 18, 2012

Endeavour silver corporation: new acquisition doubles reserves

Endeavour Silver Corporation (EXK) have just announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement whereby Endeavour will acquire 100% interests in AuRico Gold's operating El Cubo silver-gold mine in…