Despite losses, Kinross hikes dividend by a third
Kinross Gold (TSX:K) lost $2.78 billion in the fourth quarter, having been forced to writedown the value of its Tasiast project in Africa.
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The pipeline vs the farm: Keystone XL dealt setback
Could one family farm stop a multi-billion-dollar pipeline project from going ahead? Probably not, but a Texas family farm will at least have its day in court.
Not a pipe dream: Cenovus ships first crude to China, happy to get $40 a barrel more
Cenovus last week shipped 250,000 barrels to China, locking in relationships with refiners there, as the Northern Gateway pipeline project in Northern BC languishes in regulatory review.
Goldcorp achieves record revenues and cash flow; gold reserves increase for eighth consecutive year
Goldcorp reported fourth quarter gold production of 687,900 ounces at a total cash cost of $261 per ounce, leading to record revenues of $1.5 billion and operating cash flows before working capital changes of $831 million.
First Uranium needs to offload 150,000+ oz yearly gold production by June to stay afloat
Rising costs could make any interested buyer baulk at the idea though. Cash costs in South Africa at its Ezulweni mine has rocketed to $2,143/oz and were up 20% at Mine Waste Solutions although at $613/oz there you could still turn a profit .
Everyone wants a piece of Northland
The company, advancing iron ore projects in Sweden and Finland, decided to increase the size of the equity offering announced earlier in February due to "high demand" . Together with a fully subscribed bond offering the company is now raising close to $700 million.
Report says Mugabe’s police running diamond mines
A report published this week by Global Witness, an international human rights group, says that companies mining the controversial Marange diamond fields in Zimbabwe have senior personnel drawn from security forces loyal to President Robert Mugabe.
Abcourt Mines soars 23% on high silver grades
Canadian junior explorer Abcourt Mines (TSX-V:ABI) has intercepted a high-grade silver zone at its Abcourt-Barvue orebody in Quebec.
Colombia to attract $2.1 billion in gold-related investments by 2015
Gold mining in Colombia is shining bright as major gold players are expected to invest U.S. $ 2,100 million by 2015, reports local newspaper La Republica.
