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Dr Kloppers took home $15 million last year. How is the sypercycle turning out for you?

The 49-year-old boss of the world's largest mining company took home £9.8 million ($15.2 million) last year including bonuses, pension contributions and stock options.

Frik Els | June 12, 2012 | 2:30 pm

Barrick could be buying silver on the futures market due to contractual obligations: Silver Doctors

The Silver Doctors worry that Barrick Gold's Pascua Lama gold and silver mine might still not get built due to problems with glaciers in the region.

Michael Allan McCrae | June 12, 2012 | 4:47 am

WCB watches stock soar

WCB’s stock jumped 42.86% price after gaining access to a "world class" gold and silver mining area.

Joshua Zapf | June 11, 2012 | 8:51 pm

Singapore state fund builds up stake in Ivanhoe, does nothing for share price

Singapore's sovereign wealth fund Temasek Holdings has taken up a 5.5% stake in Canada's Ivanhoe Mines valued at roughly $420 million ahead of a $1.8 billion rights offer at the miner. Early Monday Ivanhoe, already down 43% this year shed another 3.8% in value.

Frik Els | June 11, 2012 | 2:33 pm

Darwin options Surupampa epithermal gold-silver property in Peru

Surupampa comprises 800 hectares, lies adjacent to Darwin's 100%-owned Colquiloma property which comprises 450 hectares and is located 35km northwest of Barrick's Lagunas Norte gold mine (9Moz gold) in La Libertad.

CNW Telbec | Mining/Metals | June 11, 2012 | 12:45 pm

Chop-fest

What a whippy week it was. Volatility spiked and then subsided into the end of the week which meant it was a great day-trading environment but then that petered off as ranges tightened for markets and stocks into the end of the week.

Warren Bevan - Precious Metal Stock Review | June 9, 2012 | 8:25 pm

Silver would disappear in a nanosecond if people understood how little there is: Eric Sprott

Eric Sprott told Silver Doctors that he sees no reason for precious metals' to be priced so low with the current global economic weakness.

Michael Allan McCrae | June 9, 2012 | 5:25 pm

You too can help build Oyu Tolgoi: Rio Tinto offers Ivanhoe rights at 32% discount

Rio could end up with a much bigger chunk of Ivanhoe come July 19 – 260 million new shares are expected to be issued representing some 35% of Ivanhoe's current outstanding shares.

Frik Els | June 8, 2012 | 9:47 pm

Dominican Republic: Sandy beaches, turquoise water and $58 billion waiting to be extracted

The Dominican Republic is soon to become more than just a sunny destination. Data published by the country’s geology society claim the Central American nation is sitting on nearly $58 billion of unexplored reserves of minerals and metals.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 8, 2012 | 3:40 pm

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