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Picking up gold mines for a song

The LA Times had a feature story on the weekend centred around venture capitalist David Badner, who is buying up defunct gold mines in Colorado in hopes of capitalizing on the high gold price.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | May 28, 2012 | 10:03 pm

A miner’s life: Big money, bad habits

Xstrata is paying nearly a million dollars into a program to improve the wellbeing of retired and injured miners.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | May 28, 2012 | 8:12 pm

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Food security is national security: Potash gets ready for a closeup

The Department of the Interior released a draft 2025 list of 54 minerals critical to the US economy, including potash.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | September 16, 2025 | 7:23 am

MINING.COM Staff Writer

Posts by MINING.COM Staff Writer:

Picking up gold mines for a song

A miner’s life: Big money, bad habits

Food security is national security: Potash gets ready for a closeup

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