May 2012

Northern Dynasty comments at public hearings on the EPA’s draft Bristol Bay Watershed Assessment Report

My name is Sean Magee, and I'm here today on behalf of Northern Dynasty Minerals - a 50% owner of the Pebble Project.

PRNewswire | May 31, 2012 - 11:10 pm

Mining Industry Scholarships for Students of the University of Queensland (UQ)

More than 50 engineering and ICT students of the University of Queensland have been awarded with industry-funded scholarships, as published on the UQ’s homepage. One of the new scholarships is provided by the Centre for Geotechnical Engineering supported by Rio Tinto, Anglo Gold Ashanti, BHP Billiton and Golder Associates and offers four students a $10,000 […]

Susanne Iberle | May 31, 2012 - 10:20 pm

Battery Metals

Neo Material Tech shareholders agree to Molycorp takeover, but what they really wanted was the cash

Under the terms of the deal Neo Material stockholders had the option to either receive cash or shares in Molycorp, but so many chose the former option that it exceeded the maximum cash amount that could be paid out to them.

Frik Els | May 31, 2012 - 9:55 pm

Century Iron Mines Corporation provides an update on its drilling plans for Rainy Lake (Full Moon) Project

We are continuing our current exploration program and expect to drill over 5,000 metres in the next two months.

Marketwire - Mining and Metals | May 31, 2012 - 9:38 pm

Precious Metals

Myths and realities of returning to a gold standard

The gold standard, under which any holder of paper dollars could redeem them for gold at the US Treasury, is now within the living memory of just a few million Americans, nearly all of whom would be dangerous behind the wheel.

Casey Daily Dispatch | May 31, 2012 - 9:23 pm

Precious Metals

Golden Star Resources completes sale of $77.5 million convertible senior unsecured debentures

Golden Star Resources holds the largest land package in one of the world's largest and most prolific gold producing regions in Ghana.

Marketwire - Mining and Metals | May 31, 2012 - 8:16 pm

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Gold and GemStone Mining Inc. secures 50 additional acres of prime alluvial diamond and gold mining concessions in Sierra Leone

old and GemStone Mining Inc. (OTCBB: GGSM), an alluvial gold and diamond exploration and development stage mining company focused on Sierra Leone, West Africa has today announced that its local Joint Venture partner has secured an additional 50 acres of surrounding concessions to its existing project Nimiyama situated in the Kono District.

Marketwire - Mining and Metals | May 31, 2012 - 8:10 pm

Base Metals

A blessing for some and a bane for others: the gold under Rosia Montana in Romania

The planned development of Rosia Montana, proposed location for Europe’s largest open cast gold mine, is splitting the community

Michael Allan McCrae | May 31, 2012 - 7:47 pm

Energy

Canada’s oil and gas industry will need to fill at least 9,500 jobs by 2015

Canada's oil and gas industry will need to fill a minimum of 9,500 jobs by 2015, according to a report released today by the Petroleum Human Resources Council of Canada.

Petroleum Human Resources Council of Canada | May 31, 2012 - 7:21 pm

Base Metals

Highland raises $16.5 million for Upper Peninsula copper properties

Micro-cap Highland Resources added 28% to trade at 9c on Wednesday on higher than usual trading volumes, after announcing it has closed the final tranche of its non-brokered private placement, raising a total of $16.5 million.

Frik Els | May 31, 2012 - 7:15 pm

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May 2012

Northern Dynasty comments at public hearings on the EPA’s draft Bristol Bay Watershed Assessment Report

Mining Industry Scholarships for Students of the University of Queensland (UQ)

Neo Material Tech shareholders agree to Molycorp takeover, but what they really wanted was the cash

Century Iron Mines Corporation provides an update on its drilling plans for Rainy Lake (Full Moon) Project

Myths and realities of returning to a gold standard

Golden Star Resources completes sale of $77.5 million convertible senior unsecured debentures

Tags for you

Gold and GemStone Mining Inc. secures 50 additional acres of prime alluvial diamond and gold mining concessions in Sierra Leone

A blessing for some and a bane for others: the gold under Rosia Montana in Romania

Canada’s oil and gas industry will need to fill at least 9,500 jobs by 2015

Highland raises $16.5 million for Upper Peninsula copper properties

Videos

Mining’s next big threat: EY warns high prices are masking deeper risks

Gold could defy another Fed rate hike, Peter Grandich says

Gold juniors trading at ‘80% off’ as mining takeover wave looms, says Michael Gentile

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