September 12, 2012

Xi’s elusive whereabouts trigger grave concern on eve of China’s leadership transition

The absence of Xi Jinping from several key occasions of state this month has triggered grave concerns about the well-being of China's presumptive heir to power on the eve of…

September 12, 2012

Precipitate Gold provides Dominican Republic progress update

Precipitate Gold is finalizing the formal contract to acquire 100 percent interest in two concession applications located in western Dominican Republic.

September 11, 2012

Ivanplats’s debut set to be one of Toronto’s biggest IPO’s this year

Mining junior Ivanplats has applied for listing on the Toronto Stock Exchange in what is set to be one of the largest IPO's in Canada this year.

September 11, 2012

Lumina Copper: good things come to those who wait

For a while, Lumina Copper (LCC) shares defied gravity. As of Mar. 28, when shares closed at $17, the stock had a one-year return of 150% — while most TSX…

September 11, 2012

Peru’s social conflict is about more than mining

Since the mid-1990s, peru's mining sector has had remarkable growth. This followed structural reforms, including the privatization of mines, which resulted in significant foreign investment.

September 11, 2012

Germ-slaughtering copper to be employed as disease-resistant building material

An alumnus of the University of Arizona is promoting the use of copper alloys as hygienic, alternative construction materials in the healthcare sector.

September 11, 2012

Teck confesses to a century of US river pollution

Diversified mining giant Teck Resources Ltd. (TSX:TCK.A) has confessed to polluting the upper reaches of Columbia River in Washington State for nearly a century with effluent discharge from one of…

September 11, 2012

Nautilus closes second tranche of private placement

Nautilus Minerals has received gross proceeds of $18.6 million from the issue of the second and final tranche of shares forming part of the non-brokered private placement first announced on…

September 11, 2012

Does Doctor Copper’s breakout portend further bullish trends?

Could copper's vigorous breakthrough serve as a reliable portent of a bullish trend in the equities market and elsewhere?

September 10, 2012

Afghanistan’s trillion-dollar mineral assets imperilled by corruption

Mining companies would give their eye teeth to exploit Afghanistan’s recently discovered $1 trillion of untapped mineral wealth, but analysts warn that corruption, war and lack of infrastructure are likely…