September 15, 2011

Uragold Retains the Services of GENIVAR for an Environmental Audit on the Beauce Placer Gold Property

MONTREAL, QUEBEC--(Marketwire - Sept. 15, 2011) - Uragold Bay Resources Inc. (TSX VENTURE:UBR), Uragold is pleased to announce that it has retained the services of GENIVAR Inc. (GENIVAR) (TSX:GNV), one…

September 15, 2011

Petaquilla Minerals Ltd. announces preliminary first quarter results

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Sept. 15, 2011) - Petaquilla Minerals Ltd. (the "Company") (TSX:PTQ)(OTCBB:PTQMF)(FRANKFURT:P7Z) announces that gold poured during its first quarter of fiscal 2012 has continued its upward trend…

September 15, 2011

Freeport braces for month-long strike

For the second time this year workers have downed tools at one of the world's largest copper and gold mines. The Sydney Morning Herald is reporting thousands of workers at…

September 15, 2011

North Springs Resources acquires gold property in prestigious Mineral Ridge Mining District, Nevada, USA

North Springs Resources Corp.NSRS +600.00% ("The Company", "North Springs") is pleased to announce that it has recently acquired the mineral rights to the North Springs Gold Property, which is located…

September 15, 2011

Newmont named to Dow Jones Sustainability World Index for fifth straight year

Newmont Mining Corporation (NYSE: NEM) today announced it was named to the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (DJSI World) for the fifth consecutive year.

September 15, 2011

China buying gold in bid to devalue U.S. dollar

According to a recently released WikiLeaks cable, China is shifting some of its massive foreign holdings into gold and away from the U.S. dollar, undermining the dollar's role as the…

September 15, 2011

Raymond James maintains belief in Silvercorp

Silvercorp is facing fresh allegations of fraud from short sellers -- sending its shares sharply lower on Tuesday and Wednesday. But one analyst is standing by his belief in the…

September 15, 2011

Gold Fields to produce 1m oz gold in S. America

Gold Fields, the world's fourth-largest gold producer, aims to produce one-million ounces of the precious metal per year in South America by 2015, the company's regional chief said on Wednesday.

September 15, 2011

Peru asks Congress to raise mining taxes

Peru's leftist government presented a bill to Congress on Wednesday that aims to increase mining taxes to fund anti-poverty projects.

September 14, 2011

Miner hits California’s mother lode again

Catholic Online delves into California's fabled gold country that calls to mind bearded prospectors with loaded-down pack mules but is now a bustling tourist community. Today people visit towns such…