August 29, 2012 EPA needs $635 million and 30 years to clean Silver Valley Idaho's Silver Valley will need to pay $635 million under a new 30 year plan by the federal government to clean up over a century's worth of mining pollution in…
August 29, 2012 China slows overseas investments during leadership transition MMG (HSX:1208) CEO Andrew Michelmore says China's leadership transition later this year could put the brakes on overseas investment due to impeded decision-making by China's policy-making elite.
August 29, 2012 Silver junior Aurcana gains 12% on 50-fold rise in resource estimates Shares in Canadian silver junior Aurcana (TSX:AUN) leapt 12% to CND$1.05 after the company announced a radically updated estimate for resources in its La Negra Mine in Mexico.
August 28, 2012 Land fight forces Newcrest to shut Lihir gold mine Australia’s largest listed gold company by market capitalization, Newcrest Mining (ASX:NCM), said Tuesday it had to suspend production at its flagship Lihir mine in Papua New Guinea, as protests from…
August 28, 2012 Eco Oro shares plunge on Colombian mining agency ruling Shares of Eco Oro Minerals Corp. (TSX:EOM) plunged over 50% on Tuesday to $94 cents in early trade after Colombia’s national mining agency scrapped most of its concession on environmental…
August 28, 2012 Chavez told to ‘forget oil’ and boost the country’s gold industry The president of Venezuela's national mining chamber (Camiven), Luis Rojas, called the country leader Hugo Chavez to boost the local gold industry, as bullion production levels are close to historic…
August 28, 2012 Gold rush due at Goldplat After a strong summer, predicated on an improvement in sentiment surrounding the Eurozone sovereign debt crisis and hope the world’s central banks will introduce a further round of stimulus measures…
August 28, 2012 Perseus Mining reports maiden profit of $52.5 million Gold miner Perseus Mining (ASX & TSX:PRU) reported Tuesday a maiden profit of A$52.4-million for the 12 months ended June, after the company reported its first half year of commercial…
August 28, 2012 S. Africa gold mining shares knocked by wage hike demands South Africa's gold mining companies have been hit by union demands for wage hikes but the industry has little room to budge as current collective agreements do not expire until…
August 28, 2012 Forest fire forces Atlanta Gold to halt work at Idaho project Canadian junior Atlanta Gold (TSX:AGC) on Tuesday reported that it was cut off from accessing its Atlanta gold property by a forest fire, and might not be able to continue…
BNP backs gold price to hit $6,000 as rally ‘makes sense’ The gold-silver ratio, while still lower than its two-year average in the 80s, has bounced back, said Wilson, BNP’s director of commodities strategy. February 10, 2026 | 03:14 pm
