June 29, 2012 Euroland bailout program spurs metals rally. Gold bumps up against $1,600 Base and precious metals continued to rally in New York trade after the EU moved "to break the vicious circle between banks and sovereigns" early on Friday.
June 29, 2012 Opposition victory in Mongolia vote promises greater share of mining profits for citizens The opposition Democratic Party declared victory in yesterday’s parliamentary elections over Mongolia’s ruling party in a highly disputed election that focused on how to better share profits from a conflict-ridden…
June 29, 2012 Mawson West announces management and board changes Announced today David Frances has resigned as President and CEO. Mark Stowell is to act as an interim CEO until further notice.
June 29, 2012 Excelsior closes $1 million financing After raising $1.01 million, the Canadian-based company announced it intends to use the net proceeds to advance its Gunnison Copper Project.
June 28, 2012 Environmental coordinators make $96,000 per year: Canadian wage survey round up for miners An insight into the salaries of technical, managerial and administrative folk who work on Canadian Mines.
June 28, 2012 Nautilus sinks to fresh lows as PNG elections descend into shambles Nautilus Minerals, locked in a dispute with Papua New Guinea over ownership of the world's first sea-floor mine, dropped 9.7% on Thursday, hurt by news of violence, kidnapping, vote rigging…
June 28, 2012 IBC signs exclusive copper alloys supply agreement The agreement grants an exclusive supply contract to provide copper alloy to a global leader in the design and manufacture of high performance products for the aerospace industry.
June 28, 2012 China Gold International picks up a Zambian miner for $20.4 million China Gold International Resources is acquiring China Nonferrous Mining Corporation Limited for HK$155.1 million.
June 27, 2012 Glencore ‘ready to pull’ Xstrata merger While both Davis and Glencore CEO Ivan Glasenberg would suffer blows to their reputations as dealmakers if the merger should collapse other parties stand to lose more.
June 27, 2012 2012 survey of Canadian mine wages Fifty-six mines across Canada provided data on wages paid in 2011. Thirty-four are union mines; and twenty-two non-union. Forty-five reported increased wages while eleven made no changes. None decreased wages.
Silver price whipsaws again as thin liquidity fuels wild swings Spot silver was up more than 7% to about $76 an ounce by mid-morning in New York on Friday, having earlier tumbled toward $64. February 06, 2026 | 01:23 pm
