June 6, 2012 Kinross suspends mining at Tasiast gold mine in Mauritania Canadian Kinross Gold Corp. (TSX:K, NYSE:KGC) said on Wednesday that workers at its Tasiast gold mine in Mauritania, West Africa, have initiated an unlawful work stoppage, halting mining and processing…
June 6, 2012 Global mining industry profits and shares went different ways in 2011: PwC Consulting firm says the top 40 global mining firms earned a record profit of $133 billion last year driven mainly by iron ore, however their market capitalization fell by 25%.
June 6, 2012 Graystone est. $100,000,000 in gold at Gorila mine Based on initial ranges, Graystone is estimating that the amount of gold on their site could be in excess of $100,000,000.
June 6, 2012 NWM reports high grade results on drilling at Gold Ridge Exploration interest was sparked when the Gold Ridge area generated highly anomalous gold in soil geochemistry. Data indicate that the gold-bearing intervals are low in copper and other elements that…
June 6, 2012 Disappointed with share price Barrick Gold reshuffles top management team Canadian Barrick Gold (TSX:ABX) announced Wednesday a major shakeup of its management team, saying that it has replaced Aaron Regent as president and chief executive officer by Jamie Sokalsky, who…
June 6, 2012 Alturas Signs LOI for two gold projects in the Maricunga belt in northern Chile Under the terms of the letters of agreement, Alturas has until June 30, 2012 to complete technical and legal due diligence, and to execute formal Option Agreements with Inversiones Gema…
June 6, 2012 Ross Beaty laments Argentina, says the commodity supercycle is still intact Ross Beaty, the founder of Pan America Silver and Equinox Resources, is not cowed by the bad economic news. He looks at the markets and still sees opportunity.
June 6, 2012 Yes we create money out of thin air; quit worrying about it Gold bugs who want to lash currency to bullion miss the essential point of what money is and what it is designed to do, says James Surowiecki writing for IEEE Spectrum.
June 6, 2012 Have gold, silver, & mining stocks bottomed? On Friday, the price action in gold caught the attention of most market participants as gold put in a monster move to the upside in light of risk assets such…
June 6, 2012 Traders on the sidelines as gold consolidates above $1,600 After one of the year's lowest trading volumes – just over 90,000 lots – gold maintained levels reached after Friday's sharp rally.
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