Ekati diamond fetches record price
CBC News is reporting that a huge diamond from the Ekati mine in northern Canada was auctioned off in Belgium for $6 […]
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Midway Gold extends strike length at Spring Valley
Midway Gold's Spring Valley project got a boost on Thursday with the company reporting an extension of the mineralized strike zone. Midway says exploration drilling in the fourth quarter 2010 has extended the strike by 1.8 kilometres to the southwest of the previously discovered gold resource at Spring Valley, Nevada.
Mining deals to ramp up in 2011, transactions bigger, bolder-E&Y
A new Ernest & Young report says mining is poised for strong growth this year, thanks to soaring commodity prices backed by […]
Wardrop PA says Alaska’s Pebble copper-gold project of global importance
Wardrop’s 43-101 report suggests the mine life of the Pebble copper-gold-moly project could span from 25 to 78 years, yielding billions of […]
Strongbow begins exploration program at Midway, South Carolina
Vancouver-based Strongbow Exploration Inc. has begun exploring in South Carolina at its Midway gold project. Current exploration work includes geophysical and geochemical […]
Nevsun achieves commercial production at Bisha
Mining Weekly reports on the Vancouver-based company’s significant milestone: completing the project “very substantially” below its $260-million cost target, according to CEO […]
Rio Tinto in talks to sell $340m talc business
Diversified mining giant Rio Tinto has received an offer for its talc business from French minerals group Imerys, which is valuing the unit […]
Gold likely to underperform other metals in 2011 – Eibl
Gold has risen every year of the last ten and, after a short breather in January, seems to be continuing its rise.
But, while many investors still view gold as the ultimate safe haven in times of change and unrest, there are some that believe returns may be better elsewhere.
Mining 101 Workshop in Perth, Australia
Resourceful Events reports that prior to the Mining Investment & Finance Fundamentals conference (May 31 - June 2), they will be hosting a Mining 101 workshop at the Pan Pacific Hotel in Perth, WA, Australia:
"Join the Mining 101 workshop to gain a comprehensive but straight forward (no jargon) explanation of what the mining industry is, and how it works. Mining 101 is aimed at people working in associated sectors (the financial community, lawyers, PR companies, equipment manufacturers, service providers, etc) who would benefit from an overview of mining, and be in a better position as a result to develop more business opportunities. Understand the industry in just one day."
"Join the Mining 101 workshop to gain a comprehensive but straight forward (no jargon) explanation of what the mining industry is, and how it works. Mining 101 is aimed at people working in associated sectors (the financial community, lawyers, PR companies, equipment manufacturers, service providers, etc) who would benefit from an overview of mining, and be in a better position as a result to develop more business opportunities. Understand the industry in just one day."
