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America’s Silver and Pershing Gold to merge

By Pershing Gold Corporation Americas silver and Pershing gold to merge Americas Silver Corporation (TSX: USA) (NYSE American: USAS) (“Americas Silver”) and Pershing Gold Corporation (NASDAQ: PGLC) (TSX: PGLC) (FWB: 7PG1) (“Pershing”) are pleased to announce that they have entered into a definitive agreement (the “Agreement”) to complete a business combination (the “Transaction”) and create

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Randgold’s hook-up with Barrick to leave large void in London market

By Reuters LONDON, Oct 2 (Reuters) – A tie-up between Randgold Resources and Barrick Gold will leave a void in the London market for investors seeking exposure to gold via companies that produce the precious metal. Canada’s Barrick Gold has agreed to buy Africa-focused Randgold for $6.5 billion to create the world’s largest gold producer.

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South Africa’s mining industry growth hindered by precious metals performance — PwC

By Cecilia Jamasmie South Africa’s mining industry faced a series of challenges in the first half of this year as precious metals did not emerge from the lows hit in 2016, but rather continued to struggle, PricewaterhouseCoopers said on Tuesday. Despite the negative effect of gold and platinum prices ups and downs, capital expenditure (capex)

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Uganda to join transparency program as it seeks mining investors

By Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) — Uganda plans to join a program aimed at rooting out corruption in resource industries as the East African nation seeks to reassure potential investors that it isn’t involved in “conflict minerals.” The cabinet has already endorsed the plan to join the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative this year, according to Minister

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South Africa’s latest mining charter: what’s new and who wins

By Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) — South African Mineral Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe issued a new Mining Charter last week, seeking to reduce uncertainty and boost investment in the sector. The Background: The set of rules, aimed at distributing the industry’s mineral wealth more equally among citizens after the injustices of apartheid, was first issued in

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