Detour Gold announces connection of the 230 kV transmission line and 75% construction completion at Detour Lake
The Ontario project remains on budget and on schedule for gold production to start in the first quarter of 2013.
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CNOOC-Nexen: China’s swoop shows sweet timing as Canadian crude discount halves
Despite a steep drop in the price of crude on Monday with US benchmark West Texas Intermediate down almost 4% in afternoon trade at $88.55, the price oil sands producers receive has improved dramatically since the start of July.
Dynasty Metals’ processing plant robbed at gunpoint
A group of armed robbers gained access to the site and escaped with dore bars worth over $2 million.
Investors dig 16% hole in African Barrick after Tanzania costs jump 43%
The Tanzanian-focused miner blamed the cost of generating its own electricity – which it has to do "more and more" – for the increase in costs.
Gold prices on hold as the US dollar strengthens
Our acquisition programme has been on hold for some time now as gold and silver prices consolidated and the mining sector failed to sparkle. Gold has temporarily been sidelined by the pantomime that is European politics.
Chinese investors fleeced of billions by gold futures ring
A gold-futures trading ring in China's central province of Henan has fleeced more than 5,000 investors of over RMB380 billion ($58.62).
2012 International MINExpo
So big that it only happens once every four years – The MINExpo is back at the Las Vegas Convention Center and MINING.com will be there.
Summer shopping opportunities for mining equities abound
Equity valuations have so far failed to keep pace with rising bullion prices, but that makes for some outstanding investor opportunities among a few particularly well-positioned juniors that Rick Mills identifies as running ahead of the herd this summer.
Iron mines imperil the Tasmanian devil
Iron ore mines slated for development in Tasmania's Tarkine region could imperil the survival of the only robust Tasmanian devil population still left in the wild.
