January 13, 2012

Codelco will spend $5 billion in 2012, Chile court hands it minor victory over Anglo

Bloomberg reports Chile's state-owned firm Codelco, the world's largest copper producer, plans to invest $5 billion in 2012 on capital projects, more than twice the $2.3 billion it allocated last…

January 13, 2012

AuRico Gold Reports Preliminary Fourth Quarter Production Results

AuRico Gold Inc. (TSX:AUQ) (NYSE:AUQ), ("AuRico", "AuRico Gold" or "the Company") announces preliminary results for the fourth quarter. During the fourth quarter the Company completed the acquisition of Northgate Minerals…

January 12, 2012

Top global mining executives to explore innovation possibilities at Brazilian summit

The Kellogg Innovation Network (KIN) at Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management is to partner with Brazil’s Fundacao Dom Cabral (FDC) to host a select group of high-level officers and…

January 12, 2012

Iron ore prices: Vale’s force majeure, cyclone Heidi vs China slowdown

Reuters reports spot iron ore was trading close to seven-week highs after a cyclone closed down the world's largest export terminal in Australia and heavy rains in three Brazilian states…

January 12, 2012

Silver Standard ups silver production from Pirquitas by 12%

Silver Standard Resources (TSE:SSO) Thursday provided an update on operations at its Pirquitas mine in Jujuy, Argentina and announced guidance for 2012.

January 12, 2012

First Majestic Silver Corp. Achieved Record Production of 1.96M Silver Ounces (2.1M Silver Eqv. Ounces) in Q4; Produced a Record 7.6M Silver Eqv. Ounces in 2011

First Majestic Silver Corp. ("First Majestic" or the "Company") (TSX:FR)(NYSE:AG)(FRANKFURT:FMV) is pleased to announce the Company's fourth quarter and full year 2011 production results.

January 12, 2012

SilverCrest Reports Record Production in Q4 at Santa Elena

SilverCrest Mines Inc.CA:SVL +0.44% (otcqx:STVZF)(pinksheets:STVZF) (the "Company") is pleased to announce record production of silver and gold was achieved in the Fourth Quarter, 2011 from the Santa Elena Mine located…

January 12, 2012

Iron ore-spot hovers near 7-week high, Vale halts shipments

Iron ore steadied near seven-week highs, helped by supply disruptions in top exporters Australia and Brazil although lean Chinese demand is limiting the impact of fewer available fresh cargoes.

January 11, 2012

Guyana Goldfields Provides an Update on the Aurora Feasibility Study

Guyana Goldfields Inc. (TSX: GUY) ("GGI" or the Company") is pleased to provide an update on the definitive Feasibility Study ("FS") work for the Aurora Gold Project.

January 11, 2012

Alder Announces Up to $3 Million Private Placement of Units

Alder Resources Ltd. ("Alder" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:ALR) is pleased to announce that it intends to complete a non-brokered private placement financing of up to 30,000,000 units (the "Units")…