March 28, 2012

Fatal flaws and opportunities in gold investing: Brent Cook

Brent Cook, editor of Exploration Insights, describes the past 15 years of change in gold, copper and iron.

March 28, 2012

Valhalla to remain halted

Valhalla is a Canadian mineral exploration company focusing on the discovery and development of base and precious metal opportunities in Turkey and Romania.

March 28, 2012

Goldman Sachs says buy gold. Right now!

The investment bank argues that gold is not a good long-term investment, but offers a compelling medium term trade.

March 28, 2012

AuRico Gold dumps Australian mines for $105 million

AuRico Gold pulled the trigger on its Australian operations on Tuesday, selling the Stawell and Fosterville mines to Crocodile Gold Corp for up to $105 million.

March 28, 2012

Kirkland to buy Queenston JV stake for C$60m

A joint-venture between junior-miner Kirkland Lake Gold (TSX: KGI) and junior-explorer Queenston Mining (TSX: QMI) on properties near the former's Macassa mine in Ontario is coming to an end.

March 28, 2012

Political pressure, jeweller strike force India to review tax proposals

The Indian government has said it will review the tax on unbranded gold proposed in the latest union budget bust said there would be no backing down from the increase…

March 28, 2012

Ten-year gold bonanza may be over: CMP Group

Gold prices will remain high this year, but are unlikely to rise above the record high reached in 2011, says the latest report by U.S.-based mining consultants CPM Group.

March 28, 2012

Goldcorp squashes mega-merger rumours

GoldCorp CEO, Chuck Jeannes says the group is far more interested in early stage gold projects than just "trading dollars for future production".

March 28, 2012

Astur Gold Enters Into Joint Venture With Silver Swan for La Codosera Property

Astur Gold Corp. (TSX VENTURE:AST)(FRANKFURT:CDC) ("Astur Gold" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has entered into a legally binding Joint Venture Agreement with ASX-listed Silver Swan Group…

March 28, 2012

Barrick, Goldcorp holding breath as Canadian court poised to decide El Morro ownership

The two largest gold companies are bracing for a Canadian court's decision on who owns the massive El Morro copper-gold deposit in Chile.