Posts Tagged ‘work’

According to South Africa’s National Planning Minister, Trevor Manuel, the country will not be hitting mining companies with any surprise new taxes. While Manuel hesitated to leave his statements at that, he did hint that there may be adjustments  to existing codes on the industry, and reiterated he importance of sensible taxation to extract rent from the industry and direct that investment back into ... Full story

It has all the elements of a potentially most watched Latin soap opera: a foreign company looking for gold, artisanal miners fearing expropriation of their lots located within the newcomer’s concession, last-minute studies documenting mercury contamination in close by streams, demonstrations, threats and, finally, a last-minute cancelled inauguration ceremony. However, this story has – at least for now- a happy ending Full story

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA–(Marketwire – Feb. Full story

WINNEMUCCA, NEVADA–(Marketwire – Jan. 31, 2012) -  Paramount Gold and Silver Corp. (NYSE Amex:PZG)(TSX:PZG)(FRANKFURT:P6G)(WKN:A0HGKQ) (“Paramount”) today reported new assay results from ongoing core drilling at its 100%-owned San Miguel Project in Mexico. Full story

ULAANBAATAR, MONGOLIA–(Marketwire – Jan. 30, 2012) - Undur Tolgoi Minerals Inc. (“UTM” or the “Company”) (CNSX:UTM) is pleased to announce that its Board of Directors has reviewed and unanimously approved an exploration Program (the “Work Program”) for the Company’s Mongolian property. Full story

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA and JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA–(Marketwire – Jan. 25, 2012) - Platinum Group Metals Ltd. (TSX:PTM)(NYSE Amex:PLG) (“Platinum Group” or the “Company”) announces the publication of the Company’s financial results for the three months ending November 30, 2011 Full story

Taseko Mines Limited (TSX: TKO; NYSE Amex: TGB) on Wednesday announced it is going ahead with its Gibraltar capital program and is planning to spend $134 million to complete the project by the end of this year. The investment will increase Taseko’s share of copper production capacity to 140 million pounds per year Full story

Underwater mining off Nome, Alaska, draws up to 50 boats in the summer, small independent operators looking for placer gold in ocean water just above freezing. Ian Foster narrates a YouTube video showing how his team operates. Full story

LAKEWOOD, CO, Dec 20, 2011 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) — Colorado Goldfields Inc. Full story

is pleased to announce that its ongoing exploration program has returned positive results from the recent RC drilling program at its Kanyankaw project (22km east of the Nzema Gold Project), located between Tarkwa and the port town of Takoradi. This work,... Full story