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Taseko Mines' hopes were kept alive when the Minister of the Environment, Peter Kent, ordered the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency to set up a panel to examine the company's New Prosperity copper-gold mine. "The Minister of the Environment instructed the Agency to design a process that will thoroughly assess whether the proposal addresses the environmental effects identified in the environmental assessment of the original Prosperity project. ... Full story

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Nov. 7, 2011) - Goldstrike Resources Ltd Full story

The Royal Canadian Mint displayed its $1-million face value, 100 kg Gold Maple Leaf Bullion coin at Richmond Hill on Thursday. It was marking the opening of the Canadian PMX retail store and showroom in Richmond Hill, Ontario Full story

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When Agnico-Eagle (TSE:AEM) was forced to shut down production at its Goldex mine in Quebec last month due to unstable ground conditions, many in the industry considered it a death-sentence for the mine. But while the indefinite stoppage is certainly a loss for Agnico-Eagle (Goldex was supposed to account for  17% of the company’s gold output in 2011), the situation could provide a (pardon the pun) silver ... Full story

Shares in micro-cap Hudson River Minerals Ltd. (Public, CVE:HRM) jumped 18.2% on the Toronto venture market on Wednesday after the company announced drill results from its Zarn Lake gold property in northwest Ontario Full story

Gold climbed to a month high on Tuesday, briefly breaching the psychologically important $1,700 level, but the rally quickly ran out of steam. Full story

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLOMBIA--(Marketwire - Oct. 25, 2011) - Taku Gold Corp. (the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:TAK) is pleased to announce follow-up deep auger-type, soil geochemical survey results completed over the 292-claim (6,065 hectare) Montana property in mid-August 2011. Full story

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It is vital for the South African government to step up and take a bigger stake in the mining industry, a top economic advisor told those attending a Mining for Change conference in Johannesburg on Friday. The comments come one week ahead of so-called Economic Freedom Youth Mass Action marches on the Chamber of Mines and stock exchange organized by Julius Malema (pictured), populist leader ... Full story