Gold Fields begins construction of Chile project

The country's environmental agency OEFA detected a "flow of a greenish solution" into the nearby Torata River in the waste deposit area of the copper mine, located in the Moquegua region.

According to the industry group, such reform would encourage additional investment in capital and technology.

Windfall gold project in Quebec tops list and Global Atomic Corp's uranium project in Niger comes in second.

The indicated resource totals 7.6 million tonnes grading 117 g/t silver, 0.5% zinc and 0.3% lead.

Each company will contribute an additional $1 million for exploration at the Upper Kobuk mineral projects.

The company staked 35 new claims that cover potential extensions to the high-grade ore previously mined at the site.

Silver price to strengthen this year and average $16.75 per ounce.

The zinc-silver-lead-gold project is located in the Bergslagen district, first mined in the 13th century.

Gold surging into year-end 2018 finally sparked some life into moribund silver.