December 23, 2011

Gold rises, tracks euro gains on upbeat data

The price of gold traded firmer in London on Friday, as strong data out of the U.S. prompted interest in riskier assets at the expense of the dollar

December 23, 2011

Mineweb’s 2012 gold price competition

The 2012 edition of Mineweb's gold price prediction competition is here; in 2011, Mineweb readers' average predictions have been comfortably more accurate than those of ‘experts' in a similar LBMA…

December 23, 2011

Prodigy eyes bigger, more profitable gold mine in Ontario

Building on a previous scoping study Prodigy Gold sketched out a more attractive gold mining scenario that generated a flood of interest in its stock.

December 23, 2011

Court orders world’s largest gold producer to pay $140,000 for death of miner at Belle Mine

The Perth, Australia, Magistrates Court fined Barrick Gold $140,000 Thursday for the death of miner Daniel Williams in August 2009. Williams fell into an ore chute at the underground mine…

December 23, 2011

B2Gold and Auryx Gold complete business combination

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA and TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Dec. 22, 2011) - B2Gold Corp. (TSX:BTO)(OTCQX:BGLPF)(PINKSHEETS:BGLPF) ("B2Gold") and Auryx Gold Corp. (TSX:AYX)(NSX:AYX) ("Auryx") are pleased to announce that they have completed the…

December 22, 2011

Detour Gold receives federal approval for Detour Lake Mine, in Ontario

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Dec. 22, 2011) - Detour Gold Corporation (TSX:DGC) ("Detour Gold") is pleased to announce the approval of the Comprehensive Study Report ("CSR") regarding the environmental assessment for…

December 22, 2011

Chieftain Metals signs US$60M gold and silver purchase agreement with Royal Gold

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Dec. 22, 2011) - Chieftain Metals Inc. ("Chieftain" or the "Company") (TSX:CFB) is pleased to announce it has entered into a gold and silver purchase transaction with…

December 22, 2011

Hecla holds onto production estimate while Lucky Friday undergoes some fixes

US-based silver miner Hecla Mining (NYSE:HL) says 2011 production remains within the company's estimates, and it expects to produce nine million ounces of silver despite a spate of mining accidents.

December 22, 2011

Gold and silver the currency of the elite in the Great Financial Crisis – Thunder Road

Paul Mylchreest's Thunder Road Report always makes for fascinating reading and his take on the global economy, gold and silver is frightening and disturbing. Read, learn and inwardly digest.

December 22, 2011

Eastplats increases equity interest in Lion’s Head Platinum and ownership in the Mareesburg platinum project

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Dec. 22, 2011) - Eastern Platinum Limited (TSX:ELR)(AIM:ELR)(JSE:EPS) ("Eastplats" or the "Company") is pleased to report that it has increased its interest in the Mareesburg platinum…