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

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

Kinross closes term loan to fund increase in Kupol ownership

Kinross Gold Corporation (TSX:K)(NYSE:KGC) announced today that its previously disclosed US$200 million non-recourse loan from a group of international financial institutions to finance the increase in Kinross' ownership of the…

December 22, 2011

How 2012 is shaping up and what it means for gold

Sharps Pixley's Ross Norman looks at what we can expect in 2012 and what the key drivers for precious metals are likely to be in the new year.

December 22, 2011

Gold hit as Euro debt concerns persist

Gold was down a touch on Thursday, recovering from an earlier low of $1,602.04/oz but struggled to gain traction as concerns over the depth of the euro zone crisis continue.

December 22, 2011

Buying and selling gold using momentum indicators for stronger returns

If you trade gold and gold stocks, timing purchases and sales using certain key momentum indicators should sharply increase your returns. Retrospective analysis.

December 21, 2011

Claude finds more gold deep at Madsen

Claude Resources (CRJ-T, CGR-N) went deeper at its Madsen Project near Red Lake and found more high-grade gold.