Anglo American takes a charge of US$101M due to silicosis legal action

Canadian gold and uranium producer First Uranium Corp (FIU.TO) said on Friday it has resumed underground operations at its Ezulwini gold mine in South Africa. A temporary work stoppage instruction was issued on March 12 by the South African Department of Mineral Resources, pending investigations after a worker died in fall of ground.

Gold rose on Thursday, sustained by a rise in ETF holdings, stronger physical demand and a weaker dollar, but investor selling to […]

The Canadian junior gold miner said it was reasonable to expect that the Namibian operation would go into production within three years Canadian junior gold miner Auryx (AYX.TO: Quote) says its planned Namibian Otjikoto mine should be capable of

In an appearance on Canada's Business News Network this afternoon, the CEO of Gammon Gold Inc. stated: "We will announce tomorrow when the Capital Gold special meeting will be, but it will be this month." It seems that the CEO of Gammon intends to postpone the special meeting of the shareholders of Capital Gold Corporation. Timmins has repeatedly raised concerns regarding the process by which the Capital Gold Board of Directors selected Gammon's proposal, a process that Timmins believes favored Gammon over all other bidders.

Canada's Aurizon Mines reported a 37 percent drop in quarterly profit, hurt mainly by higher exploration expenses. The mid-tier gold miner reported net income of C$6.2 million($6.3 million), or 4 Canadian cents a share, compared with net income of C$9.9 million, or 6 Canadian cents a share, last year.

OZ Minerals is pleased to advise that the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has issued a Class Ruling which advises that the proposed capital return by OZ Minerals is solely sourced from capital and so no part of the return will be treated as a dividend for Australian income tax purposes.

Gold miner Kirkland Lake posted a quarterly profit that trailed estimates, hurt by higher expenses and lower-than-expected production, and cut its full-year production view. The company lowered its fiscal 2011 production view to 80,000-85,000 ounces of gold from 90,000-100,000 ounces. Photo

The world’s third-largest gold miner said heavy rains in Australia have affected output at its Sunrise Dam mine.

Northern Tiger Resources Inc. (TSX-V:NTR) has closed a brokered private placement of 8.622 million flow-through common share at a price of $0.55 per share for proceeds of $4.742 million. The private placement was initially announced on February 14, 2011 and contemplated raising gross proceeds up to $3 million.