The Federal Court of Australia has approved Canadian gold and silver producer Primero Mining’s acquisition of junior explorer Cerro Resources.
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Mining underneath homes given the go ahead in New Zealand
A new underground mine has been approved for Waihi East in New Zealand, giving miners the go ahead to mine gold and silver beneath local homes.
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Sackings were necessary: Perilya boss
Perilya says its decision to sack 17 workers from its Broken Hill operations was a necessary response to tough economic conditions.
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Precious metals in landfills can be a gold mine – INFOGRAPHIC
There’s gold in them thar landfills, as millions of dollars worth of this and other precious metals are lying there, hidden in components that make up many out-dated electronics.
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Perilya to open new mine at Broken Hill
Perilya is set to start production later this month at its Potosi silver, lead, and zinc mine near Broken Hill.
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Ten surprising uses of valuable metals
Common and not so common metals play a major part in our lives, and sometimes in ways we would never imagine.
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Shares in exploration junior skyrocket
Shares in exploration junior Bass Metals have doubled in value after the company secured a deal to clear its debts and undertake new work.
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Australian’s mining south of the border: The Mexican oportunidad
Oportunidad is Spanish for opportunity, something Australian gold and silver exploration company Cerro Resources is grasping with both hands in their Mexico operations.
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Push to mine the Red Sea by 2014
The Sudan and Saudi Arabia are working together to start underwater mining in the Red Sea as soon as 2014.
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Xstrata’s Lady Loretta production ahead of schedule
First ore production has commenced today at Xstrata's Lady Loretta zinc mine, ahead of schedule.
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Bankrupt Kagara to sell assets
Kagara administrators are attempting to sell the company's assets to raise funds for the bankrupt miner.
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MMG gets greenlight for Dugald zinc
MMG has been given approval to begin mining one of the world's largest zinc deposits.
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Ivanhoe Australia ships first copper gold
Ivanhoe Australia has announced its first shipment of copper gold concentrate from the Osborne mine in Queensland.
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