A study on the direct economic impact of gold — commissioned by the World Gold Council — gathers, for the first time, all the evidence of the precious metal’s economic and fiscal contribution, author PricewaterhouseCoopers…
The Castle Mountain heap leach gold mine in San Bernardino County in southern California produced 1.24 million ounces of gold between 1991 and 2001, when mining was suspended due to low gold prices. Now a management team and board…
In Ontario, the new and amended regulations under the Mining Act described in our legal update in September 2012 have since come into force, and Ontario has developed four policies relating to Aboriginal consultation that further clarify the…
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index stayed in the green on the back of late gains during trading, jumping 2.5 points before closing out the week at 955.36 points. Markets were buoyed by rising commodity prices later in the week, though…
VANCOUVER — Thompson Creek Metals’ (TSX: TCM; NYSE: TC) $1.5-billion investment is about to pay off: the Mount Milligan mine is now producing copper-gold concentrate.
Mercator Minerals (TSX: ML; US-OTC: MLKKF) is delving into a strategic review that is considering any or all of the following: selling the company; a business combination; or selling all or part of its assets, in light of lower commodity…
VANCOUVER — Nevada-focused explorer Gold Standard Ventures (TSXV: GSV; NYSE-MKT: GSV) is showing that a promising gold project can still attract financing in these difficult markets.
VANCOUVER — It has been nearly three years since McEwen Mining’s (TSX: MUX, NYSE: MUX) wholly owned Los Azules copper porphyry project in the cordillera region of San Juan, Argentina, was put through the rigours of an economic…
WHISTLER, B.C. — More than ever it seems the mining industry is trying to achieve efficient exploration and development: making lower-cost, geologically economic discoveries, and advancing these deposits towards production.
VANCOUVER — Finding a solution to an outstanding dispute with the Tahltan First Nation in northwestern B.C. isn’t a new task for Ontario-based Fortune Minerals (TSE: FT), but it is proving to be a serious barrier as the…
Recent revelations by former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden and Brazil-based Guardian journalist Glenn Greenwald regarding widespread U.S. and allied cyberspying took a curious turn in early October, unexpectedly dragging…
Spot pricesCourtesy of ScotiabankTuesday, October 8, 2013 Precious MetalsPrice…
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