January 20, 2012

$1billion Ivanplats IPO rumoured

Bloomberg reports that Ivanplats Ltd., an Africa-focused mining company controlled by billionaire CEO Robert Friedland, may seek up to $1 billion in an IPO.

January 20, 2012

Gold for the week down in euros, up in dollars amid ‘significantly reduced physical market activity

Wholesale market gold bullion prices in dollars dropped to US$1,646 an ounce Friday lunchtime in London – down 1.4% on yesterday's high – as China prepared for the week-long Lunar…

January 20, 2012

Pretium to raise $18.5m in share sale

Pretium Resources, which owns an 8.3-million ounce gold deposit at the Brucejack property in British Columbia, is raising $18.5-million through a private placement it said on Thursday.

January 20, 2012

Gold Outlook: A Closer Look at the January Gold Rally

Gold's been on quite a rally since the beginning of 2012, increasing in value by 5%, a nice upside to the S&P 500 index's 3.9% gain. Gold is currently valued…

January 20, 2012

S&P500 here we come! Investors cheer US Gold and Minera Andes merger

Stock in both US Gold Corp and Minera Andes charged ahead more than 7% in morning trade on Friday after announcing that their respective shareholders voted in favour of a…

January 20, 2012

How realistic are the chances of a return to a gold standard

While economists broadly do not favour a return to such a system, the general population in the US seems to be increasingly warming to the idea

January 20, 2012

New World Intersects High-Grade Mineralization at Lipena and Near-Surface Gold at the La Mosa Zone

New World Resource Corp. ("New World" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:NW)(FRANKFURT:NWU) wishes to announce the first seven holes of the recently completed diamond drill program at the Lipeña/Bonete copper-gold project,…

January 20, 2012

Pan American Silver to step up as Rio Grande says sayonara to cyanide ban

Vancouver-based Pan American Silver Corp said on Friday it will speed up the development of its Argentina gold project this year after the Rio Negro provincial legislature lifted the ban…

January 20, 2012

Independence Gold Increases Resource Estimates for 3Ts Project, BC

Independence Gold Corp. (TSX VENTURE:IGO) ("Independence Gold" or "the Company") is pleased to announce an increased National Instrument ("NI") 43-101 compliant Inferred Resource estimate for three mineralized veins on its…

January 20, 2012

B2Gold Corp. and Calibre Mining Corp. Announce New Drill Results Discover Significant Porphyry Style Gold and Copper Mineralization at the Primavera Project in Nicaragua

B2Gold Corp. (TSX:BTO)(OTCQX:BGLPF)(PINKSHEETS:BGLPF) ("B2Gold" or the "Company") and Calibre Mining Corp. (TSX VENTURE:CXB) ("Calibre"), are pleased to announce results from the first three diamond drill holes from the Primavera project…