April 3, 2012

Ecometals receives environmental license for advanced exploration of Rio Zarza Project, Samora, Ecuador

Ecometals Limited (the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:EC)(BERLIN:GDQ)(FRANKFURT:GDQ) - The Company is pleased to announce that it has received the Environmental License from the Ministry of the Environment for advanced exploration for…

April 3, 2012

Gold’s critical metric

There are many reasons why gold is still our favorite investment – from inflation fears and sovereign debt concerns to deeper, systemic economic problems.

April 3, 2012

Harvest Gold reports no significant gold values intersected in drill holes completed at CUD Property Rice Lake Gold Belt, Manitoba

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - April 3, 2012) - Harvest Gold Corporation (TSX VENTURE:HVG) (the "Company") reports that the sulphide mineralization intersected in drill holes completed this winter drill season on…

April 3, 2012

Newmont could restart $4.8 billion Conga before June

President Ollanta Humala’s administration wants the the South American nation's highest court to throw out an ordinance by the region of Cajamarca banning work on the $4.8 billion copper-gold project.

April 3, 2012

Gold tanks after Fed backs away from QE3

Contract gold dropped almost $40 an ounce in a matter of minutes in lunchtime trade after comments from the US Federal Reserve that seemed to preclude any chance of another…

April 3, 2012

First Majestic pays $175 million for Silvermex Resources

Mexican silver miner, First Majestic, announced a friendly acquisition of Silvermex Resources for Can$175 million.

April 3, 2012

Did gold stocks bottom last week?

The gold stocks have frustrated investors for several reasons.

April 3, 2012

Fatality at Timmins West Mine

Lake Shore Gold (TSX:LSG) announced that one of their employees died due to an incident at the Timmins West Mine.

April 3, 2012

Barrick completes sale of $2 billion of debt securities

Barrick Gold Corporation (NYSE:ABX)(TSX:ABX) ("Barrick") announced today the completion of the sale of $2.0 billion in debt securities comprised of: $1.25 billion of 3.85% notes due 2022 and $750 million…

April 3, 2012

Barrick Gold’s Porgera mine resumes operations

Operations at Barrick's Porgera open pit gold mine, in Papua New Guinea, resumed this morning after the government decided to send troops to the site last week, under a troop…