Mine-finder Tim Coughlin returns to gold exploration in Colombia
Tim Coughlin’s career arc is actually a circle. The 50 year old geologist did his PhD research on gold-system targeting methods in the Andes of South America.
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Gold price bounces back
Gold market in turmoil as traders assess impact of first rate hike in nine years.
Fanya Metal Exchange founder gone missing
Exchange trading in minor metals including antimony, germanium, bismuth, wolfram and indium in Kunming China owes investors more than $6 billion.
De Beers closing another diamond mine, this time in Botswana
Debswana, a 50/50 joint venture between De Beers and the government of Botswana, is set to close its Damtshaa mine and scale down production at Orapa.
Barrick completes sale of non-core Nevada assets to Waterton
It expects to complete the sale of the Bald Mountain mine and its 50% interest in Round Mountain to fellow Canadian miner Kinross Gold by mid-January.
Chile’s court decision on whether force Antofagasta knock down Los Pelambres mine dam imminent
Locals claim the dam has diverted the course of a local estuary, causing water shortages at a time of drought.
Redstar Gold’s Ken Booth discovers formula for success in the Alaskan gold fields
Redstar has a focused plan to keep drilling the mineralized property; Booth is looking to add weight to the company's sparkling roster of stockholders and institutional partners.
Imperial Metals escapes charges from Mount Polley tailings breach
"Weak practices, however, do not constitute a legal contravention of existing mining legislation.