March 14, 2011

Quake aftermath: Gold futures rise; palladium, platinum fall

Gold futures rose for the second straight session as Japan’s strongest earthquake on record boosted demand for a haven asset, reports Bloomberg. Palladium fell for an eighth straight session, the…

March 11, 2011

Aquarius Platinum: 1,000,000 fatality-free shifts at both Kroondal and Everest

Aquarius Platinum South Africa (Proprietary) Limited ("AQPSA") is pleased to announce that two of its operations have simultaneously achieved one million fatality-free shifts. The Everest Mine reached this milestone on…

March 8, 2011

Franconia Minerals Shareholders Approve Arrangement With Duluth Metals

Franconia shareholders have approved an agreement whereby Duluth will acquire all of the outstanding common shares of Franconia, and Franconia will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Duluth. Franconia's assets are…

March 7, 2011

Papuan Precious Metals Corporation: Sampling Returns Copper Values as High as 23.86% from Ioleu Creek Prospect, Mt. Suckling

Papuan Precious Metals (TSX VENTURE:PAU)(OTCQX:PAUFF) announced that it has received geochemical results from 25 rock samples collected at its 100% owned Ioleu […]

March 3, 2011

Mapping project by British Columbia Geological Survey identifies “unprecedented opportunities” in new zones and offers insights in Romios’ Dirk/Newmont Lake area Geology

Romios Gold Resources announced that a 2010 mapping project from the British Columbia Geological Survey confirmed Romios' previous claims that the Dirk property mineralization is analogous to and may be…

February 28, 2011

“Americans save yourselves” week

Markets were weak this past week and not just for a day or two. Us markets have violated key levels, but are bouncing for now.

February 22, 2011

Stillwater Mining reports highest earnings in a decade

Stillwater Mining Company today reported 2010 net income of $50.4 million, or $0.51 per diluted share, on revenues of $555.9 million. Contributing to the net income in 2010 were higher…

February 21, 2011

Bubble Butt

In comparison to the events in the Middle East, talking about markets seems frivolous, but it is what we are here for ultimately.

February 18, 2011

Impala Platinum H1 profits jump 62%; Sees strong results ahead

Strong platinum and palladium prices have led to a sharp rise in Impala Platinum’s half-year profits. The world’s second largest platinum miner […]

February 18, 2011

Platinum miners look north

While South Africa still dominates the platinum sector in terms of ounces in the ground, platinum miners are increasingly focused on the […]