North Korea breathes new life into gold price, mining stocks
Safe haven buying lifts gold price 1.8% to 8-week high sparking stock market gains for top producers.
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Comstock provides dual upside for Canadian gold discovery
There’s been a recent bull rush for Canadian gold projects, and Comstock Metals Ltd. sits in a good position with a pair of quality exploration plays in two exciting jurisdictions.
Top gold scientists solve mining’s growth problem
Spin-out of two (U$2.3 billion and U$190 million) gold start-up successes since 2011 could outdo the originals.
Cash-rich Newmont Mining mulls boosting dividend as peers pursue debt reduction
With a plump $3.1 billion pile of cash, Newmont Mining Corp is mulling a sweeter dividend to attract a broader shareholder base, a move that makes it an outlier in the still recovering gold sector.
Cooking oil could help clean up mercury at mining sites, researchers say
Researchers worked out a way for a canola oil polymer to trap mercury metal, mercury vapour and organo-mercury compounds
BHP turns to electric car batteries to recharge its nickel business
The rise of electric vehicles is driving the world's biggest mining house, BHP , to switch gears and invest heavily in its long-suffering nickel business.
Glencore secures leases for Wandoan coal project, environmentalists react
The Anglo–Swiss multinational secured the first mining leases for its $7 billion Wandoan coal project in Queensland’s Surat Basin
Utah asks the EPA to pay $1.9 billion for mine-waste spill
The western U.S. state is asking the EPA to pay for the cost of cleanup and long-term maintenance of the San Juan River and Lake Powell
Good and bad news from Japan-China oil sands projects in Canada
On the bright side, the companies have started production of ultra-heavy crude oil at their Hangingstone Oil Sands Project in Alberta
