PVC claim markers are killing up to a million birds per year in the Western US
Claim markers are responsible for a gruesome toll on wild birds in Western US, says the American Bird Conservancy.
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Ignore the market jump, a reckoning is coming: Jim Rogers
Jim Rogers poured cold water on Friday's stock rally after European leaders agreed to backstop more debt-stricken banks. The S&P 500 jumped 2.49% on Friday, and spot gold was up $30 to close at $1,599.10/oz.
Anti-trust lawsuit revived against seven potash producers
The U.S. Court of Appeals in Chicago ordered that an anti-trust lawsuit be brought back to the courts, and a lower court ruling that settled the issue in favour of the potash companies be set aside.
Investors stock up on Ivanhoe Mines before IVN disappears from the boards for good
Ivanhoe Mines was up 7.6% in afternoon trade on Friday after the company provided an update on its Oyu Tolgoi project in Mongolia and announced shareholders had approved a name change.
Euroland bailout program spurs metals rally. Gold bumps up against $1,600
Base and precious metals continued to rally in New York trade after the EU moved "to break the vicious circle between banks and sovereigns" early on Friday.
Opposition victory in Mongolia vote promises greater share of mining profits for citizens
The opposition Democratic Party declared victory in yesterday’s parliamentary elections over Mongolia’s ruling party in a highly disputed election that focused on how to better share profits from a conflict-ridden mining industry.
Two South American Silver engineers kidnapped in Bolivia
Locals from the Bolivian Andean region have kidnapped two engineers of Canadian South American Silver and are demanding the immediate release of their leader.
Chalice Gold shareholders approve Eritrea sale
Chalice stock jumped 7.3% on the ASX in Sydney on the news.
Last coal train marks end of 250 years of Saarland mining
The last ten wagons of around 1,000 tonnes of coal trundled out of the Duhamel shaft, marking the end of a 250-year history of mining in the region.
