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Candente Gold exercises option in El Oro Gold Project, Mexico

Candente Gold has exercised its option to acquire a 50% interest in the El Oro Gold Project, owned by Luismin S.A. de […]

MINING.com Editor | February 16, 2011 | 12:30 am

US$6.75M settlement over pollution to Silver Valley

A mining company that polluted Silver Valley in northern Idaho has paid US$6.75 million over natural resource damages, Bloomberg News reported Tuesday. […]

MINING.com Editor | February 15, 2011 | 11:51 pm

Ventana supports revised EBX bid; Severstal cuts ties with Sacre-Coeur

Vancouver’s junior mining sector was abuzz with merger and acquisition activity Monday morning while gold prices edged upward on the Toronto Stock […]

MINING.com Editor | February 14, 2011 | 8:27 pm

Connors Drilling, Sanderson Drilling acquire surface diamond division of Swick’s Mining Services

Colorado-based Connors Drilling and sister company, Sanderson Drilling of Western Australia have purchased the assets of the Surface Diamond Division of Swick Mining Services (ASX: SWK) of Australia.

MINING.com Editor | February 14, 2011 | 4:34 am

Cazenove’s Griffiths weighs in on gold, silver markets, mining M&A

Robin Griffiths, Cazenove Capital Management's well-regarded private wealth strategist, speaks to King World News on the demise of the long bull-run in the bond market, the direction of gold, M&A in the gold mining sector and the gold/silver ratio — what it means for the price of silver.

MINING.com Editor | February 11, 2011 | 5:19 pm

De Beers could spend US$1.4 billion to go underground at Venetia

Diamond mining giant De Beers may spend up to US$1.4 billion to extend the life of South Africa’s biggest diamond mine, Bloomberg […]

MINING.com Editor | February 10, 2011 | 1:16 am

Rio Tinto to spend US$1.2 billion in Canada, Australia

Australia Business Reviews reports: Rio Tinto’s quest for world domination in the mining industry continues with its latest US$1.2 billion investments in […]

MINING.com Editor | February 9, 2011 | 8:08 pm

Global Key Uranium Mining Companies Benchmarking Analysis: Peer Comparison of Key Uranium Mining Companies on Key Financial and Operational Parameters

Summary: The global key 10 uranium mining companies saw a marginal increase in revenue and operating income, and a decline in average […]

MINING.com Editor | February 7, 2011 | 1:31 pm

Energizer targets 2014 start-up at big Madagascar vanadium project

Mining Weekly reports: TSX Venture Exchange-listed Energizer Resources could potentially supply approximately 14% of the global vanadium market when its Green Giant […]

MINING.com Editor | February 3, 2011 | 12:00 am