Driving along a mining stock S-curve
A lot of movement in a junior mining stock’s price is defined by an S-curve often attributed to Pierre Lassonde, a legend in the mining industry.
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Barrick’s clean capitalism: Mixed results
Houses for the homeless, wireless Internet for remote villages, new computers for the local school, kite-sailing competitions, a centre for the disabled. These are a few of the things Barrick Gold has helped finance.
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Côte d’Ivoire adds new tax on gold profits
Côte d’Ivoire’s parliament has approved a new tax on gold profits, a parliament official said on Friday, despite industry objections that the levy could stifle development of the country’s budding mining sector.
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Conflict continues in resource rich Congo
Over the past few months, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has been in the spotlight because an armed rebel group, M23, took control of the regional capital of Goma.
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Evaluating Latin American miners
Miners in Latin America are facing both growth and challenges. Heiko Ihle, senior research analyst with Euro Pacific Capital, examines the factors behind these trends.
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Small-cap miners struggling for capital
Canada, a country with nearly 1,500 listed small-cap mining companies, is often seen as the heart of junior mineral exploration — so it’s important to keep one’s finger on the pulse there.
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Colombian rebels extort gold miners
The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) and a new generation of drug gangs (known locally as “Bacrims”) are increasingly turning to gold mining to finance their terrorist acts.
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Bill would collect hard rock mine royalties
Because of a law passed during the presidency of Ulysses S. Grant, the federal government does not collect royalties from gold, silver, copper and other minerals extracted from public land.
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Pershing Gold ends 2012 on high note
For Pershing Gold, significant de-risking has taken place, yet the share price is largely unchanged. Recent events make it clear that Executive Chairman & CEO Stephen Alfers continues to execute the company’s aggressive strategy.
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Sprott is still hot for silver
Billionaire Eric Sprott, CEO of Sprott Asset Management, has no doubts about where silver bullion is headed as the new year approaches.
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