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Mining group appeals ban on new Grand Canyon mines

Two mining industry groups have appealed a federal judge's ruling upholding an Obama administration ban on new hard-rock mining claims on more than one million acres near the Grand Canyon.

Associated Press | November 30, 2014 - 8:53 pm

Precious Metals

Thai villagers may have been poisoned by gold mine

A Thai gold mining company is under fire this week after lab results indicated as many as 6,000 people may have been poisoned by heavy metals.

Andrew Topf | November 30, 2014 - 8:36 pm

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The Klondike Gold Rush helped lift Vancouver out of a depression

There was a depression in North America in 1893, and the Vancouver economy sagged for several years. But it rebounded in 1897, when the city became one of the launching points for the Klondike Gold Rush.

Vancouver Sun | November 30, 2014 - 7:50 pm

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Weaker Australian dollar cushions gold producers from slump

A survey released yesterday by Melbourne-based consultant Surbiton Associates highlights that things are not all bad for the industry, in Australian dollars at least.

The Australian | November 30, 2014 - 7:40 pm

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Mining group appeals ban on new Grand Canyon mines

Thai villagers may have been poisoned by gold mine

The Klondike Gold Rush helped lift Vancouver out of a depression

Weaker Australian dollar cushions gold producers from slump

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