Despite a warning by South Africa's power utility that supply would be extremely tight this month, the country's platinum miners are confident there will be enough to power their mines.
Financial adviser UBS reckons there should be few obstacles in the way of the proposed A$2 billion merger of Chinese miner Yanzhou Coal and Australia's Gloucester Coal.
AIM listed junior gold developer, Kryso Resources, has received its mining license for its Pakrut gold project from the Tajikistan government and can now proceed with underground mine development.
London copper fell early Monday as concerns over slowing growth in the euro zone strengthened the U.S. dollar, making commodities priced in the unit more expensive in other currencies.
In the midst of mine ramp-up, Mark Cruise, Trevali Mining president, says cash should start flowing from commercial operations in the second quarter this year.
So how did the 7,500 US mutual funds stack up vs. gold and silver since 2007? - Not very well! Adrian Ash crunches the figures in a follow-up to his UK Fund comparison.
It is the first resource estimate for La Joya by Silvercrest Mines and it puts contained metal at 51 million ounces silver, 333,400 ounces gold, 270 million pounds copper.
Despite U.S. hardrock mining's efforts to limit pollution, naturally occurring substances in minerals and metals still deliver a serious blow to its overall ranking in EPA's TRI data.
The two banks have lowered their gold price forecasts for this year by more than $100/ounce but both still maintain their bullish view of the yellow metal.
Union spokesman Virgo Solossa said Friday the miners will stop returning to the mine on Saturday if they are not paid salaries owed to them during a recent three-month strike.