BHP greenlights expansion at Escondida copper mine in Chile

The government of Quebec, Canada’s most indebted province, is banking on a royalty windfall from its natural-resources sector, especially mining, to help begin its long climb out of the red.

There are few, if any, reports of damage to mines hours after a large earthquake rocked central and southern Mexico on Tuesday.

Recently, I read an article about how Congo born, Dikembe Mutombo, an all-star NBA defender, was nicely scammed in a fake gold deal.

Mr Tom Albanese CEO of Rio Tinto as saying that company has shrugged off concerns about a slow down in Chinese demand for commodities, reiterating its faith in the Asian superpower's industrialization.

How low gold and silver might go in the short term and my honest response is “I have no idea.”

The Eurozone crisis and its effects on global currencies and gold and silver is far from over. Gold has been following the Euro downwards, but it shouldn't be doing so.

As the silver space picks up momentum and grabs attention, it's taken on a decidedly Latin look.

Mining companies face risks in Latin America, from nationalization to skilled labor shortages.

Great Panther is pleased to report revenues for the year ended December 31, 2011 of $57.8 million, representing a 37% increase over 2010. The Company's gross profit or earnings from mining operations increased by 64% to $26.9 million for 2011, and net earnings increased 8% to $11.5 million. The Company also increased working capital to $53.8 million at December 31, 2011, from $18.8 million at the end of the prior year.