September 5, 2012

How long before the Earth’s bounty runs out – a future history

Scientific American provides a detailed, hypothetical response to the question which has no doubt crossed the mind of anyone involved with the mining sector - how long before the Earth's…

September 5, 2012

Great Panther Silver acquires El Horcon silver-gold project in Mexico

Great Panther bought the project from Compañía Minera El Dore for $1,600,000 in cash.

September 5, 2012

Mariana Resources intersects more silver and gold veins at Las Calandrias Project, Argentina

Canadian explorer Mariana Resources (LON:MARL, TSX:MRY) said the latest set of drilling results from the Calandria Sur deposit in Argentina were “good” with 13 of 21 holes returning “significant intersections”…

September 5, 2012

Torex expands gold-copper-silver discovery south of the Balsas River

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Sept. 4, 2012) - Torex Gold Resources Inc. (the "Company" or "Torex") (TSX:TXG) is pleased to report that drilling results continue to expand the gold-copper-silver mineralization at…

September 5, 2012

Agnico Eagle is spending $158 million on Mexican project

The company says it expects construction costs to be about $158 million for the project and that commercial production will begin in the second half of 2014.

September 5, 2012

Canadian Arctic mining boom draws in China-backed MMG

The new kid on Canadian Arctic block is announcing plans to build two mines in Nunavut in the next six years.

September 5, 2012

Arie Papernick’s formula to profit from Canada’s booming gold exploration

Arie Papernick of Secutor Capital Management Corp. believes that unflappable investors stand to be rewarded for buying at the bottom of the market. In this exclusive interview with The Gold…

September 5, 2012

Rick Rule says QE ‘counterfeiting’ is coming to the EU

Rick Rule of Sprott Asset Management says quantitative easing by the EU and US central banks is all but inevitable in the short term.

September 5, 2012

Republicans reviewed and rejected gold standard under Reagan

A senior Republican policy adviser writes that the GOP considered and rejected a return to a gold standard over three decades ago.

September 5, 2012

Four shot as South African mining strife spreads

Four protestors have been shot and hospitalized as a wave of deadly strikes afflicting South Africa's platinum and gold mining sectors continues to spread.