September 5, 2012

Agnico Eagle is spending $158 million on Mexican project

The company says it expects construction costs to be about $158 million for the project and that commercial production will begin in the second half of 2014.

September 5, 2012

MAG Silver Corp. closes C$33.1 million private placement

MAG Silver Corp. (TSX: MAG; NYSE MKT: MVG) announced that it has closed its private placement offering of 3,526,210 common shares at a price of C$9.40 per share (the "Offering")…

September 5, 2012

Canadian Arctic mining boom draws in China-backed MMG

The new kid on Canadian Arctic block is announcing plans to build two mines in Nunavut in the next six years.

September 5, 2012

Gunmen ambush Filipino anti-mining tribal activist, kill 11-year-old son on way to school

Gunmen in the southern Philippines ambushed a tribal chieftain who was campaigning against mining and destruction of forests, killing his 11-year-old son in the latest of several attacks on environmental…

September 5, 2012

Northair Intersects 45 Metres of 90.5 g/t Silver at La Cigarra Project, Mexico

International Northair Mines Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:INM) announced Wednesday assay results from 6 core holes completed in the Las Carolinas Zone at its La Cigarra silver project, located in north central…

September 5, 2012

Lynas OK to operate controversial rare earths plant in Malaysia

Malaysia's Atomic Energy Licensing Board granted a temporary licence for an initial two-year period under strict safety requirements.

September 5, 2012

Rinehart’s critique of Aussie economy triggers personal attacks

Gina Rinehart has raised the ire of the Australian public again with a ten minute Youtube speech on the shortcomings of the country's economy which has triggered ad hominem attacks…

September 5, 2012

Arie Papernick’s formula to profit from Canada’s booming gold exploration

Arie Papernick of Secutor Capital Management Corp. believes that unflappable investors stand to be rewarded for buying at the bottom of the market. In this exclusive interview with The Gold…

September 5, 2012

Rick Rule says QE ‘counterfeiting’ is coming to the EU

Rick Rule of Sprott Asset Management says quantitative easing by the EU and US central banks is all but inevitable in the short term.

September 5, 2012

Republicans reviewed and rejected gold standard under Reagan

A senior Republican policy adviser writes that the GOP considered and rejected a return to a gold standard over three decades ago.