Facts ‘n’ figures: Asia drags down gold demand in Q2
The following is an edited summary of the World Gold Council’s Gold Demand Trends report for this year’s second quarter. For the full report, please visit www.gold.org
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Bacanora, Rare Earth Minerals sign landmark lithium supply deal with Tesla
VANCOUVER — Tesla Motors (NASDAQ: TSLA) has signed a conditional agreement with joint-venture partners Bacanora Minerals (TSXV: BCN) and Rare Earth Minerals (LSE: REM) in a move to secure long-term resources from the juniors’…
Odds ‘n’ Sods: Gold in Union County, South Carolina
Early in 1979 I had been transferred by Newmont Mining from Western Australia where I had been working as the exploration manager, to take up a newly created role as exploration manager for the eastern United States.
Fool’s Gold reality TV show proves popular
After a warm reception from viewers, mining reality TV show Fool’s Gold is back for a second season, which will see the ragtag mining crew set out to extract 100 oz. gold from the historic Straw Lake Beach gold mine in Kenora, Ont.
Arena attracts JOGMEC, B2Gold
Since the beginning of the year, prospect-generator Arena Minerals (TSXV: AN) — whose shares traded at only 17¢ at press time — has enticed two heavyweight players in the mining industry to sign option agreements on parts…
Endeavour hits pay dirt at Agbaou
VANCOUVER — West Africa-focused Endeavour Mining (TSX: EDV; US-OTC: EDVMF) has been on the hunt for valuable oxide resources at its flagship Agbaou gold mine, 80 km south of Yamoussoukro, Côte d’Ivoire, and exploration results…
Ex-gold explorer dives into Select Sands
Select Sands’ (TSXV: SNS; OTC: CLICF) president and CEO Rasool Mohammad has chosen silica “frac” sand over gold, and hopes his bet will pay off with success at the junior’s frac sand Sandtown property in Arkansas, where…
Silver Wheaton posts strong Q2 results
Canadian streaming company Silver Wheaton (TSX: SLW; NYSE: SLW) posted record quarterly production of nearly 11 million equivalent oz. silver in the three months ended June 30, and for the first time ever, notched quarterly sales…
Patriot Gold offers ‘arbitrage opportunity’
With depressed commodity prices and shrinking valuations, sometimes it’s arbitrage opportunities that offer some of the more compelling investment opportunities.
Klondex blazes ahead, undeterred by low gold prices
Klondex Mines (TSX: KDX; US-OTC: KLNDF) has been a stellar performer despite the current bear market for gold stocks, with its share price steadily on the rise since the end of 2012.
NexGen triples Arrow deposit in the Athabasca
VANCOUVER — There’s no sign of slowing down for junior explorer NexGen Energy (TSXV: NXE) at its Arrow uranium deposit in the southwestern part of the Athabasca basin in northern Saskatchewan, as recent drilling has tripled the…
Gold Fields spending US$24M exploring Salares Norte this year
The downturn in the mining industry isn’t generating many good news stories these days, but one exception is the promise of untold riches from an undeveloped high-grade gold deposit in the Chilean Andes.