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13 Mar 2010 Gold  ►  Gold futures down to $1,102/oz, silver down to $17.04/oz
Gold futures finished lower on Friday and for the week, as a drop in U.S. consumer sentiment fueled concerns that China will further tighten access to money offset a weaker dollar... more 
12 Mar 2010   Antares Minerals acquires copper-molybdenum-gold project in Peru
Antares Minerals Inc. announced it has exercised its option to acquire a 100% interest in the Haquira Cu-Mo-Au project in southern Peru by completing payments totaling US$15 million to Minera Phelps... more 
  Central Iron Ore sells gold mines to buy iron ore projects
Central Iron Ore Limited announced that it has today entered into an Option and Asset Sale Agreement with Natural Resource Investments Pty Ltd, for sale of its British King and Eureka gold mines for... more 
  Barrick Gold blames Xstrata; tries to prevent New Gold's Chilean mine sale
Barrick Gold Corp. sought to include Xstrata Plc in a lawsuit over the control of a Chilean gold and copper project, claiming Xstrata backed out of a deal to sell the property to Barrick... more 
  Esperanza Silver drills more gold in Mexico
Esperanza Silver Corp. announces the results of its on-going drilling campaign at its 100% owned Cerro Jumil gold project in Morelos State, Mexico... more 
11 Mar 2010   Silver futures rise to $17.15/oz; gold unmoved at $1,108/oz
Copper and silver futures rose on Thursday after reports that Chile, the world's largest copper producer, was hit by an aftershock to last month's earthquake, with tremors this time measured at... more 
  Gold futures down to $1,122/oz; platinum futures at $6.70/oz
Gold futures finished lower Wednesday, losing early gains as traders took a cautious approach ahead of more economic reports from China following strong February imports data... more 
  Harmony Gold halts mining operations after employee death
Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited suspended operations after an employee died in a rockfall accident at the company's Evander No 8 shaft today... more 
  Barrick Gold IPOs its Africa gold mines
Barrick Gold's Bulyanhulu mine in Tanzania produced 250,000 ounces of gold last year, not far off London-listed Randgold's main mine, Loulo in Mali, with 350,000 ounces. Bulyanhulu has the... more 
  Paragon Minerals drills zinc, lead, copper, silver and gold
Paragon Minerals Corporation has provided an update on the 2010 diamond drilling program and down-hole Pulse EM geophysical surveys completed on its 100%-owned South Tally Pond volcanogenic massive... more 
  VVC Exploration signs LOI to acquire Beauce-Bellechase Gold
VVC Exploration Corporation announced that it has signed a Letter of Intent ("LOI") to acquire a 100% interest in the Beauce-Bellechasse Gold Property (BB Gold Property) consisting of 250 mining... more 
  YTC Resources extend gold deposit
Following the successful acquisition of the high-grade Hera-Gold Project, YTC has commenced a major exploration programme designed to expand the existing Hera Resource. Exploration will also be... more 
  Platinum Australia restarts platinum-palladium-rhodium mine
Platinum Australia says underground mining operations were restarted at its Smokey Hills Mine in South Africa on Monday (March 8) following an industrial dispute... more 
10 Mar 2010   Silver prices close at $17.29/oz
After starting the week off strong Monday morning, the spot price of silver in New York closed down to $17.25 an ounce. Prices plunged further in early morning trading Tuesday to as low as $16.86... more 
  Freegold Ventures stakes more ground at its gold project in Alaska
Freegold Ventures Limited announced the staking of 141 State of Alaska mining claims covering 15,360 acres adjacent to its Rob gold project in the Goodpaster Mining District, Alaska. These new claims... more 
  MDN restarts Ikungu gold drilling
MDN Inc. announced that the Ikungu drill program was restarted with two drill rigs on January 28, 2010. The objective of this program is to systematically drill the main gold-bearing reef along a 2.5... more 
  Newmont considers mining in riskier areas
Newmont Mining Corp might consider expanding operations into countries it previously believed were too politically risky, its chief executive said on Monday... more 
  Visible Gold acquires gold mine from IAMGOLD and Newmont
Visible Gold Mines, Inc., a natural resource mining company, has entered into an agreement to acquire 100% stake in the Silidor property, comprised of 13 mining claims in province of Quebec, Canada... more 
  First Gold gives Conway Resources an $800,000 loan
First Gold Exploration Inc. and Conway Resources Inc. have signed an $800,000 loan agreement that will enable Conway Resources to finalize the transaction for the acquisition of the Belleterre Mine... more 
  Minco Gold discovers large gold zone
Minco Gold Corporation announced the discovery of a large gold zone on its 100% owned Oujiaba property, within the Yangshan Gold Belt, Gansu Province P.R.C. The discovery has been traced for... more