November 4, 2012

Australia’s Greens call for $26bn in mining tax revenue over next four years

The leader of the Australian Greens party say the incumbent Labor government should revise its original mining tax plan to lift revenue generated by the tax from AUD$9 billion to…

November 3, 2012

No need to panic over slip in gold prices: Lassonde

Pierre Lassonde, one of the most accomplished and informed veterans of the global mining industry, tells investors not to panic about the recent fall in gold prices as the "macro…

November 3, 2012

Mining boom’s second wind to arrive in 2020

The head of the Australian Stock Exchange says the country should prepare for another mining boom in around a decade's time by providing exploratory tax concessions to resource juniors.

November 2, 2012

TSX sags as Goldcorp leads dive in resource stocks

Goldcorp tumbles 5% and Barrick Gold declined 3.6%

November 2, 2012

Chasing the rainbow

Prospectors are today still scouring the bush, in remote, and not so remote places – chasing the rainbow and its pot of gold - looking for the next discovery. Alaska,…

November 2, 2012

AngloGold: Tau Tona sit-in resolved

AngloGold Ashanti said today that the workers' sit-in at its Tau Tona shaft near Carletonville has been resolved.

November 2, 2012

Gold price crashes through $1,700 after US jobs report

Good news is bad news for gold as losses over the past month top $100 an ounce.

November 2, 2012

Colombia to punish illegal mining

Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos presented Friday a package of measures, including a proposed bill before congress, aimed to making illegal mining a crime punished by the country’s Penal Code.

November 2, 2012

Kenty Gold property assay results from surface sampling

samples were collected from quartz vein broken ore and tailings material near the Shaft No. 1 and Shaft No. 2 areas located in Swayze Township in northern Ontario, Canada.

November 2, 2012

Inmet Mining’s profit jumps 19%, beats expectations

Canada's Inmet Mining Corp (TSX:IMN) posted a 19% rise in third-quarter profit, as copper production and prices improved.