Australia sees mass exodus of drillers to Africa
Australia's drilling industry is in the doldrums following a large-scale exodus of companies to Africa in pursuit of surveying projects.
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The new 49ers and California’s second gold rush
Scores of hard-core prospectors work the San Gabriel, and perhaps 50,000 people throughout the state prowl a few weekends a year with pans and metal detectors and dowsing rods.
Quebec and Cree agree
An agreement, struck between the Cree Nation of the James Bay region and Quebec Premier Jean Charest, initiates the formation of a new regional government that will supersede the existing municipality of James Bay.
Southern Hemisphere puts itself on the investor map with Chile copper intersects
“We may well look back on this as the moment the Llahuin Project gained critical mass, all without the need to do a deal with a third party.”
Eldorado jumps after work resumes at Greek project
Eldorado Gold added more than 3% on Tuesday after announcing Greece's top administrative court had revoked a provisional order issued on June 29 which suspended the surface clearing activities of Hellas Gold, a 95%-owned subsidiary of Eldorado, in Halkidiki, Greece.
Intrepid Mines sold off again after failing to find raiders of its Indonesia project
Intrepid Mining has now lost 59% of its market value after news broke that a local business groups orchestrated the ouster of ASX and TSX-listed company from an Indonesian copper and gold project.
Indonesia ‘requests’ 51% of Grasberg, Freeport agrees to 9.3% ‘at the moment’. What happens next?
The tide of resource nationalism sweeping the developing world may be catching up with Grasberg and Freeport Indonesia.
Apprenticeship or University Degree?
As reported on Yahoo.com, the first year wage of tradespeople ($ 52,000) is even higher than the salary of university graduates ($ […]
Spanish uranium mining revived
Stock in London-listed Berkeley Resources added 9% after announcing a deal with Enusa – Spain's state-owned nuclear enterprise.
