August 28, 2012 Peru abandons Newmont’s $4.8 billion Conga The Peruvian government has thrown in the towel on Newmont Mining's (NYSE:NEM) controversial Conga mine as the nation's prime minister announced Monday evening the $4.8 billion copper-gold project is now…
August 28, 2012 Eric Sprott cautions investors to fear the financial system Sprott says it's time for people to take matters into their own hands and that means pushing further and further into precious metals equities as well as physical gold and…
August 28, 2012 Gold miners beleagured by ‘exponential’ increase in costs Gold miners confront costs which are 'increasing exponentially' according to Silver Doctors, with some predicting that gold prices will need to rise to $3,000 within five years in order for…
August 27, 2012 This week’s technical snapshop Let's dive right into charts and get started to see where the Gold and Silver Sector stand this week.
August 27, 2012 South Africa’s gold sector also hit with wage hike demands South Africa's gold mining companies have been hit by union demands for wage hikes but the industry has little room to budge as current collective agreements do not expire until…
August 27, 2012 VIDEO: Reasons the US needs a better mining permitting process ermitting delays are hindering United States’ economic growth, says The National Mining Association (NMA), which estimates the nations sits on nearly $6.2 trillion worth of key undeveloped mineral resources, such…
August 27, 2012 Chinese acquired Canadian gold miner Inter-Citic for $252 million Inter-Citic Minerals Inc. (TSX:ICI) stocks soared over a third Monday after the company revealed it was being acquired by a subsidiary of China-based Western Mining Group, in a deal that…
August 27, 2012 Pilot Gold intersects 19.8 metres of 2.30 g/t gold, extending mineralization over 2.2 kilometres at Kinsley Mountain, Nevada Pilot Gold (PLG – TSX) (“Pilot Gold” or “the Company”) is pleased to report that reverse-circulation (RC) step-out drilling at the Company’s Kinsley Mountain Project in northeast Nevada has returned…
August 27, 2012 Brazil halts ruling on use of mercury in gold mining Brazil’s new regulations on gold mining in the Amazonas State that limit, but don’t outlaw the use of mercury, has scientists and activists up in arms.
August 27, 2012 To return, or not to return to the Gold Standard: that is the US question After a 32-year hiatus, the U.S. Republicans are calling for a commission to look at the possible return of the gold standard, but experts say the idea is as simple…
Silver price whipsaws again as thin liquidity fuels wild swings Spot silver was up more than 7% to about $76 an ounce by mid-morning in New York on Friday, having earlier tumbled toward $64. February 06, 2026 | 01:23 pm
