BHP to buy back shares
Laden with cash, mining giant BHP Billiton has announced it will return up to US$2 billion to its shareholders, inc…
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Trading Summary – Gold yoyos amid high oil prices
The report period Sept. 29-Oct. 5 saw the price of gold rise to close US$3.70 higher at US$415.40 per oz. in the af…
Newmont to stay in Indonesia despite arrests (October 05, 2004)
Although five executives of a wholly owned subsidiary of Newmont Mining (NMC-T) were recently arrested in Jakarta o…
Positive feasibility at Piedras Verdes
Frontera Copper is ready to head to the banks with a feasibility study for its Piedras Verdes copper project 21 km…
Western Silver shows big Penasco resource
An initial resource calculation at the Penasco silver deposit in Zacatecas state, Mexico, has almost doubled the re…
Gold Fields bumps reserve at Tarkwa-Damang
Conversion of resources to reserves and revision of economic cutoff grades has boosted reserves at the Tarkwa-Daman…
Golden Star shuffles Rosebel royalty to Guyanor
Golden Star Resources (GSL-T) has transferred its production royalty on the Rosebel gold mine in Suriname to its 52…
Roberto improves with drilling
Virginia Gold Mines (VIA-T) has cut significant gold at its lonore property, 320 km north of Matagami, in the Opi…
The Rock Creek mine
Throughout history, the demand for commodities has been constantly increasing. It is difficult to foresee a reversal of this trend. Between China and India alone, roughly 2 billion people are on the verge of becoming middle-class consumers. Good o…
Copper bugs in Chile
Corporacion Nacional del Cobre de Chile (Codelco), the state-owned king of copper producers, could be the first major mining company to build an industrial-scale copper plant that employs heat-loving bacteria as processing agents.
Knight translates knowledge into honour
Renowned German geologist Hans Cloos once wrote that his ilk translate the Earth’s language into their own through trained senses and disciplined thinking. Ian Knight, a geologist with the Newfoundland and Labrador Geological Survey (NLGS), is one…
Juniors rebound on back of stronger gold price
On the heels of last week’s positive trading period, TSX Venture Exchange-listed companies continued to gain ground as the gold price climbed higher, owing to a weaker U.S. dollar. The S&P-TSX Venture Exchange index continued its climb from Sept.