Electronic gas sensors help detect anomalous mineral deposits — report

The company, however, said it continues looking for a partner to take the venture off the ground.

They had flagged they would offload some of their higher-cost local operations to focus on their most profitable mines.

Soros Fund, which took a $263.7 million stake in Barrick Gold Corp. in the first quarter, cut its holdings in the world’s biggest producer of the metal by 94% in the ensuing three months.

Banks Island Gold along with its CEO and chief geologist, are facing charges for allegedly 200 kg of waste material in the streams around the Yellow Giant gold mine, near Prince Rupert, B.C.

Currently unnamed, the stone is one of the largest diamonds ever recovered at the Nyurbinskaya open-pit mine.

A wave of overbuilding and production increases in recent years — spurred by a spike in crop prices and a perceived demand that didn't quite materialize — have left the market flooded with supply.

None of the foreign-owned platinum miners operating in the world's number three producer of the precious metal is listed on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange.

The challenge runs from September 5th to December 2nd.

Every junior commodity market has its share of pretenders to go along with the contenders as prices and demand move up.