(UPDATED) Canadian exploration company Edgewater is facing potential criminal charges in Spain for allegedly employing highly polluting technology in its Corcoesto gold project, in the North Western region of Galicia.

Canadian Atlanta Gold Corp (TSX:ATG) announced the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) approved the supplemental plan of operations submitted by the company's wholly-owned subsidiary, Atlanta Gold Corporation ("AGC"), for the 900 Adit Closure and Reclamation Plan pertaining to short-term water treatment and evaluation at its gold project in Idaho.

Excellon Resources (TSX:EX) Chief Financial Officer, Steve Poad, quit on Friday after the company reported a big drop in profits in the second quarter the day before.

Canadian Yukon-Nevada Gold Corp. (TSX:YNG) reported it slipped to a loss in its second-quarter due to the absence of prior year's gain and higher costs.

Canada’s Lucara Diamonds (TSX:LUC) shares went down over 3% on Friday after the company said it expected to sell 23% less diamonds this year from its flagship Karowe mine, in Botswana.

Myanmar —until recently called Burma— is slowly but steadily starting to attract foreign investment, driven mainly by international resource firms eager to tap into the mineral-rich South East Asia's country.

The Virginia Mining Institute has held a 3 day mine rescue contest in Blacksburg with several teams from different states. As reported […]

Russian gold miner Highland Gold said Friday it is on track to meet its full-year output target of 200,000-215,000 troy ounces of gold and gold equivalents.

Russian gold reserves represents roughly 10% of the world's total supply. However, foreign companies are leery to move into a country that regulates gold reserves over 50 tonnes to be that of 'federal significance'.