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Canadian Eco Oro to appeal Colombian court order

Gold and silver junior Eco Oro Minerals said it will to appeal a ruling by a Colombian court that ordered the Ministry of Mines and Energy to take action to “leave without effect resolution 3452", which is the company’s main mining title.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | July 21, 2012 | 9:02 pm

China’s Bosai Minerals Group ponders leaving Guyana due to hostility

Chinese producer of bauxite Bosai Minerals Group halted its operations in Guyana on Friday due to violent protests against the miner that left at least three deaths on Wednesday, said the President Donald Ramotar.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 21, 2012 | 8:54 pm

Canadian Atlanta Gold forced to pay $2 million in fines

An Idaho court has ordered Canadian Atlanta Gold Corp (TSX:ATG) to pay a bulky $2 million fine for its continuing failure to stop arsenic and iron from flowing into a tributary of the Boise River system.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 21, 2012 | 6:46 pm

No signs of the mining boom ending for Australia any time soon: studies

There is no end on sight to the mining boom in Australia, a country which mineral resources sector value is expected to reach $122.6 billion by 2016, growing at an annual average rate of 4.3%, reveals a study published Saturday.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 21, 2012 | 4:54 pm

London 2012: And the 92.5% silver gold medal goes to…

Making the 2012 Olympic gold medal from pure gold would amount to $22,000 per medal at Friday's closing price of $1,585 an ounce. Event organizers baulked and opted for a mix of silver, a few grams of gold and copper for winning athletes.

Frik Els | July 21, 2012 | 12:20 am

New gold mining technology to boost South African miners efficiency

A new method of underground gold mining, being tested by AngloGold Ashanti, is filling headlines in the country, as the method has the potential to reverse the decline in South Africa’s gold output.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | July 20, 2012 | 6:11 pm

Finally, a $28,000 gold cupcake that is edible

It's arrived, the world's most expensive edible cupcake made out of gold.

Michael Allan McCrae | July 20, 2012 | 5:46 pm

Ivanhoe Mines successfully completes rights offering

Early results indicate approximately 100% of available common shares subscribed, generating $1.8 Billion in gross proceeds

Marketwire - Mining and Metals | July 20, 2012 | 4:15 pm

De Beers’ profit down 53%; Venetia expansion still going ahead

Profit for De Beers, the world's number two diamond producer after Russia's Alrosa, is down 53% for the first half of 2012 affected by worries over consumer demand and shortage of financing for cutters and polishers.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 20, 2012 | 9:31 am

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