Positive economics for Brazilian Gold’s Sao Jorge
Brazilian Gold (BGC-V) has taken a step forward with the release of a positive preliminary economic assessment (PEA) for its Sao Jorge gold project in the Tapajos region of northern Brazil.
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Lydian outlines potential Armenian mine
Armenia-focused Lydian International (LYD-T) has outlined the potential to produce 1.6 million oz. gold from its Amulsar project in a preliminary economic assessment.
Woulfe advances Sangdong
With tungsten prices on the rise, Vancouver-based Woulfe Mining (WOF-V) is scrambling to restart the past-producing Sangdong tungsten-molybdenum mine in South Korea by late 2012.
What next for Lundin?
Rumours have been circulating for weeks that cash-rich BHP Billiton (BHP-N, BTL-L) might be interested in making a bid for Lundin Mining (LUN-T), but a late-night post on the Telegraph’s website on Aug. 8 added more fuel to the fire.
Xstrata snaps up First Coal
Global coal giant Xstrata (XTA-L) has recently sealed a $147-million cash offer for privately-held First Coal and its northeastern B.C. coking coal assets.
Standard Chartered says gold could hit US$5,000 per oz.
After a decade-long bull market “the gold mining industry has done little to bring on new supply,” Standard Chartered concludes in a new report, arguing that the gold market will be in deficit until at least 2015.
Soaring Q2 profits for Uranium One
Uranium One’s (UUU-T) second-quarter profits surged 450% to US$29.7 million compared to the year-ago period, as revenue nearly doubled.
African Queen looks to repeat Pan African’s success
Irwin Olian is looking to strike it big in Africa yet again.
Lower Q2 production at Eastplats’ Crocodile
Eastern Platinum (ELR-T) saw second-quarter production from its main Crocodile River platinum group metals (PGM) mine in South Africa’s Bushveld Complex shrink by one third, due to labour issues that led to a strike at the mine in early…
Editorial: Gold majors on uptick
As fresh sovereign debt crises unfold and fears mount over a possible second recession, investors continue to look to gold as a leading safe-haven investment.
New horizons: Canada’s untapped geothermal energy potential
The following is an edited excerpt from the Geological Survey of Canada’s report Geological energy resource potential of Canada. To download the full report visit http://geopub.nrcan.gc.ca.
Photo contest winners announced
The winners of the 7th annual photo competition put on by Australia-headquartered mining consultancy Snowden have been announced.