The Andean nations of Chile and Peru are the top copper-producing locales in the world. Chile holds the number-one spot with annual production clocking in at 4.9 million tonnes, while Peru sits in second place with output totalling 1.2 million…
A softening platinum market is taking a bite out of miners as companies face shrinking margins and production challenges, especially in South Africa’s prolific Bushveld complex, which accounts for 72% of global platinum output.The…
SPOT PRICESCourtesy of ScotiaBankFriday, June 12, 2012 Precious MetalsPrice…
EXCHANGE RATES CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate) Date June 18 June 15 June 14 June 13 June 12 US$ in C 1.0266 1.0244 1.0247 1.0270 1.0268 …
New copper mineralization zones at the Taca Taca project failed to lift the share price of Lumina Copper (LCC-V) due to anti-Argentina sentiment in the wake of President Cristina Fernandez’s decision last month to nationalize…
It has been a story of evolution by discovery for Energizer Resources (EGZ-T), a Toronto-based explorer with significant land holdings in southern Madagascar. The company was originally billed as a prospective vanadium producer — its…
VANCOUVER — Just days after taking the keys from mine developer Banlaw Afrique, Canadian gold outfit Banro Corp. (BAA-T, BAA-X) has run into delays during the comissioning of its 100%-owned Twangiza open-pit mine 45 km southwest of Bukavu…
Centerra Gold (CG-T) plunged more than 30% as the Kyrgyz parliament debated the fate of the company’s Kumtor gold project in Kyrgyzstan on Friday, while investors worried about the possibility of Centerra losing its mining licence.
Golden Reign Resources (GRR-V) is looking to do its part to help return Nicaragua to its former vaunted status in the gold world.
Uranerz Energy Corp. (URZ-T, URZ-X, URZ-N) says it has discovered a new uranium trend on its Monument project, just 24 kilometres southeast of where the company is building its first in-situ recovery uranium mine at the Nichols Ranch project in…
VANCOUVER — Rio Tinto (RIO-N, RIO-L) has announced billions of dollars in capital commitments to advance and upgrade some of its most high-profile assets.
VANCOUVER — Vancouver-based copper explorer NGEx Resources (NGQ-T) is enjoying a June comeback, as the company benefits from drill results on promising targets at its land package on the established Region III corridor along the…
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