Will Japan’s disasters derail the diamond recovery?
As the human toll of Japan’s devastating triple disaster becomes clearer, the world is beginning to take stock of the potential economic impacts of the March earthquake, tsunami and nuclear…
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Fronteer spin-off Pilot Gold busy with the drill
Vancouver – Just six months into its new corporate life, Vancouver-based gold explorer Pilot Gold (PLG-T) has already drilled 60,000 metres at nine projects on two continents.
Meadow Bay bringing back Atlanta gold mine in Nevada
The low gold prices of the mid-1980s forced the Atlanta gold mine in southeasten Nevada to close down. But remnants of the old mine still remain.
Poland’s KGHM seeks new acquisitions
With mining stocks falling, it is little wonder that talk of mergers and acquisitions has picked up. Unfortunately for most junior mining companies, much of the talk has remained just that – talk.
A different kind of Nevada for Meadow Bay
The low gold prices of the mid-1980s forced the Atlanta mine in northeastern Nevada to close down. But remnants of the old mine still remain.
The gold run has only begun, gurus say
Moderated by pension fund manager and published gold bull Shayne McGuire, a robust discussion on the finer points of the yellow metal unfolded at the Precious Metals Summit between Thomas Kaplan and John Hathaway.
Molycorp ‘rediscovers’ REE deposit
Molycorp (MCP-N) has found a near-forgotten heavy rare earth element (REE) deposit near its Mountain Pass mine in California.
Positive REE recoveries for Ucore
Metallurgical tests on Ucore Rare Metals’ (UCU-V) Bokan Mountain project in southeastern Alaska has shown encouraging recoveries for both light and heavy rare earth elements (REEs).
Nevada copper lures Enexco south
Having some money kicking around from the old uranium boom days has its advantages.
Precious Metals Summit stakes claim as a top junior destination
Think of a gold mining conference, and your mind probably goes to the annual, four-day Denver Gold Forum, which remains one of the year’s premier events of its kind.
Agnico’s Boyd has the answers
Investors in Agnico-Eagle Mines (AEM-T, AEM-N) have two things on their minds these days, said the company’s president and CEO Sean Boyd at the Denver Gold Forum in September.
BC regulator flags Passport Potash
The British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC) has gently reproached Passport Potash (PPI-V) for making several iffy disclosures while touting its early stage Holbrook potash project in Arizona.