Gold dealers charged in $185 million scheme to con the elderly
Two LA-based dealers have been charged with swindling senior citizens on precious-metals purchases in the run-up to this year’s record high in gold prices.
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Aurania extends drill target in Ecuador, stock soars
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Gold price closing in on worst week since March
Other precious metals are also headed for their worst week since March.
Gran Colombia to spin out the Zancudo project
Company announced that it has entered into a letter of intent with ESV Resources to spin out its interest in the Zancudo Project in Antioquia to ESV.
Aboriginal group says Rio Tinto ignored pleas to save sacred cave from blast
Representatives of the Puutu Kunti Kurrama and Pinikura (PKKP) peoples sent communications as early as 2008, setting out the importance of the site, the group said in a submission to a government enquiry.
Chilean lawmakers push on with glacier protection law
The bill, to be voted in Congress, could hinder construction of large mining projects or imply higher costs to meet regulations.
Zero-emission mining equipment aces reliability test at subarctic mine
Battery-powered machines were tested at Agnico Eagle’s Kittilä mine in northern Finland, close to the Arctic Circle.
First Majestic ready to dispute Mexico tax ruling
Federal court ruling cancels an advanced pricing agreement, governing the tax First Majestic paid on silver sales between 2010-2014.
