March 28, 2012

Kirkland to buy Queenston JV stake for C$60m

A joint-venture between junior-miner Kirkland Lake Gold (TSX: KGI) and junior-explorer Queenston Mining (TSX: QMI) on properties near the former's Macassa mine in Ontario is coming to an end.

March 28, 2012

Baja Mining provides update on Boleo Project

At the end of February 2012, construction was 37.2 percent complete with 2,362 people working on the project. We have completed more than 5.8 million cubic meters of earthworks and…

March 28, 2012

Animal poop? Now how’s that for an alternative energy source

Engineers from The Denver Zoo have taken the global concern about an energy crisis a step further by developing a method to use animal waste as fuel.

March 28, 2012

Political pressure, jeweller strike force India to review tax proposals

The Indian government has said it will review the tax on unbranded gold proposed in the latest union budget bust said there would be no backing down from the increase…

March 28, 2012

Japan urges dialogue with China on rare earths

Japan, the world’s main importer of rare earths, has requested international assistance for alternatives, conservation, diversification and recycling and to continue dialogue with China to secure stable global supply

March 28, 2012

Thousands of Guatemalan farmers protest mining projects

Thousands of indigenous farmers protest in Guatemala City against mining and hydroelectric projects close to their villages. This is the first march of aboriginals during the government of Otto Perez,…

March 28, 2012

Ten-year gold bonanza may be over: CMP Group

Gold prices will remain high this year, but are unlikely to rise above the record high reached in 2011, says the latest report by U.S.-based mining consultants CPM Group.

March 28, 2012

Canada’s Labrador to drive potential iron ore boom in the country

A remote geographic zone straddling Canadian Québec and Labrador areas is causing quite a stir in mining circles due to the large iron reserves waiting to be developed into mines.

March 28, 2012

Goldcorp squashes mega-merger rumours

GoldCorp CEO, Chuck Jeannes says the group is far more interested in early stage gold projects than just "trading dollars for future production".

March 28, 2012

Astur Gold Enters Into Joint Venture With Silver Swan for La Codosera Property

Astur Gold Corp. (TSX VENTURE:AST)(FRANKFURT:CDC) ("Astur Gold" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has entered into a legally binding Joint Venture Agreement with ASX-listed Silver Swan Group…