September 19, 2012

Canada’s B2Gold to lead $1.1 billion merger with CGA Mining

Latin American-focused Canadian miner B2Gold said Wednesday it will buy CGA Mining for $1.1 billion to gain access to the Masbate mine, the largest operating gold project in the Philippines.

September 19, 2012

Chile and Peru join forces to bring back foreign mining investment

They don’t often see eye-to-eye, but representatives of the Chilean and Peruvian governments have agreed to work together to attract declining investment to their copper mining sectors, and also increase…

September 19, 2012

John Mauldin’s prescription for avoiding economic catastrophe

Best-selling author John Mauldin says the EU is only left with choices that range from bad to disastrous. Republicans and Democrats will have to hold hands and walk off the…

September 19, 2012

New Yorkers taken in by tungsten-filled gold bars

Fake gold bars filled with tungsten have duped purchasers of the precious metal in New York.

September 19, 2012

ValGold and Revolver enter option agreement to advance Tower Mountain gold property

Under the terms of the agreement, Revolver may acquire an initial 70% undivided interest in the property, over the next 3 years, by making cash payments of $1,700,000 and issuing…

September 19, 2012

Silver ponzi scheme fleeces investors of $65 million

A silver ponzi scheme run out of South Carolina fleeced precious metals investors of USD$65 million over a three year period.

September 19, 2012

Petaquilla Minerals Ltd. announces preliminary first quarter results of fiscal 2013

Highlights include: gold ounces mined increased by 6% compared to previous quarter and gold equivalent production sold increased by 13% compared to previous quarter.

September 19, 2012

China displays continued appetite for Australian minerals with Western Desert bid

China's Meijin Energy Group has launched a USD$457 million bid for Australia's Western Desert Resources (ASX:WDR).

September 19, 2012

Northern Freegold Resources Ltd.: preliminary metallurgical results from nucleus gold deposit recoveries of 97% gold

Preliminary metallurgical results from nucleus gold deposit recoveries of 97% Au and 51% Ag by whole ore cyanide leach

September 18, 2012

Silver to blow through triple digits, gold to hit $10,000: Leeb

Storied money manager Stephen Leeb says silver is set to blast through the $100 threshold and gold will reach $10,000 due to rabid money printing by indebted governments.