Something’s brewing in Idaho
Idaho is becoming a popular mining destination, and with the Fraser Institute recently ranking the U.S. state as the fifth-best jurisdiction in the world for mining, that trend is likely to continue.
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Molycorp: A Made-in-America solution
In late October Molycorp (MCP-N) bused journalists from Fortune, Wired, Mother Jones and The Northern Miner, among others, down Interstate 15 from Las Vegas to meet president and chief executive Mark Smith and tour the company’s Mountain Pass…
Midway pushes Pan to feasibility
Midway Gold’s (MDW-V, MDW-X) feasibility study for its Pan gold project in White Pine Cty., Nev., shows it’s viable to build at various gold prices.
Fronteer spin-off Pilot Gold busy with the drill
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.
Silver Wheaton triples quarterly dividend
Silver Wheaton (SLW-T, SLW-N) has tripled its quarterly dividend after doubling revenue and operating cash flow for the third quarter.
Coeur gains on quarterly results
Coeur d’Alene Mines (CDM-T, CDE-N) had a stellar third quarter, reporting all-time record sales and operating cash flow for both the period and the first nine months.
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…
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.