March 29, 2012 Canadian junior miners claim ‘lack of industry support’ in disputes with First Nations Canadian exploration companies feel their industry association doesn’t hear them, Neal Smitheman, a lawyer who represents junior mining companies in disputes with First Nations, told CBC.
March 29, 2012 Conflict-free gold standard about to become a fact The World Gold Council unveiled today the long-awaited “exposure draft” of the so-called conflict-free gold standard, which aims to crack down on gold tainted by conflict and human rights violations,…
March 29, 2012 World’s largest money manager losing confidence in BHP Billiton "They need to clearly indicate to the market what their strategy around Olympic Dam is, around shale gas, all of these things, to return confidence that they're not spending huge…
March 29, 2012 “Underground city” copper mine in Minnesota inches forward A proposal for a large underground copper mine in Minnesota reached a milestone last week.
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…
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