In late December 2010 a spokesman for the National Democratic Front (NDF), a confederation that encompasses many of the country’s leftist groups — including the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) and its New People's Army (NPA) military wing — warned that it intended to increase the tempo of attacks against mining companies.

According to the Wall Street Journal, Caterpillar could be due for a stock split after a 94% run up in its stock. […]

Crystallex International Corporation announced that the Corporacion Venezolana de Guayana had “unilaterally terminated” the company’s mine operating contract for the Las Cristinas […]

A Colorado court refused to overturn a special use permit for Energy Resources’ proposed Pinion Ridge uranium mill project, on its way […]

Gold production was down four percent but operating profit increased 33% at Harmony. The company announced second quarter results on Monday for the period ending Dec. 31, 2010.

This weekend a contractor for IAMGOLD Corporation died at the company’s Rosebel Gold Mine in Suriname when the all-terrain utility vehicle the […]

One of the world’s largest copper and silver producers has signed a contract worth nearly $US 700 million for the sale of […]

Bindura Nickel signs output off-take agreement with Glencore International. Bindura predicts yearly nickel output at7,000 tonnes.

Randgold's full-year profit $120.6M, compared with $84.3M last year. Company proposes to increase dividend by 18% to 20 cents per share; predicts attributable production of 750,000-790,000 ozs for 2011.