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Doug Casey predicts day of economic reckoning is near

It is a deal with the devil: Governments churn out more and more cash for the promise of continued prosperity.

The Gold Report | August 25, 2012 | 11:08 pm

Canada shrinks National Park plans to leave room for mining

Canada’s federal government opened a can of worms Wednesday after announcing that a national park, to be created in the North of the country, will be smaller to make room for mining endeavours.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 23, 2012 | 1:29 pm

Investors have nowhere left to hide and will start running to silver and gold: Sprott

Eric Sprott says the negative interest rate policy (NIRP) in Europe—the rate bonds pay out for favoured countries like France and Germany—will eventually sour investors and turn them to hard assets like gold and silver.

Michael Allan McCrae | August 23, 2012 | 6:02 am

Thank the Libor probe for silver’s two month high

Silver may be a “poor man’s gold,” but investors who have stuck to it are finally cashing in on some dividends as the precious metal rose to $29.09 per ounce – 3.5% up on last week's close.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 22, 2012 | 1:51 pm

BHP ditches Olympic Dam as profit tumbles

The world's number one miner, BHP Billiton, has delayed its $30 billion Olympic Dam copper-uranium expansion and said no major projects would be approved until June 2013 as it tries cutting costs.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 22, 2012 | 12:59 pm

ATAC Resources gets a 9.38% lift after announcing 42.93 m intersects showing 18.44 g/t gold

ATAC Resources (CVE:ATC) was up 9.38% to $2.80 after announcing drill results at its Rackla Gold project in the Yukon showing gold intersects of 42.93 m of 18.44 g/t.

Michael Allan McCrae | August 22, 2012 | 5:24 am

Harper pushes for regulatory regime certainty, and rides ATV

Mine reviews need clearly defined timelines, timelier reviews, reduced regulatory burdens and less duplication during assessment, said Prime Minister Stephen Harper during a tour of the Minto Mine in the Yukon on Tuesday.

Michael Allan McCrae | August 21, 2012 | 9:09 pm

First Majestic reports revised NI 43-101 technical report

Shares of First Majestic in Toronto rose 4.7% to $18.69, after the announcement.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 21, 2012 | 7:04 pm

Apple is worth three times all the gold and silver equities combined

"Preposterous" says Jon Embry.

Michael Allan McCrae | August 21, 2012 | 5:30 am

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