North America

Goldcorp will receive $20 million in cash from Premier Gold Mines in exchange for its 40% stake in the Nevada-based South Arturo Mine Project, an advanced exploration project.   Goldcorp will put some of the money towards a private...

32 miners are still trapped underground after a piece of equipment caught fire Sunday afternoon at Vale's nickel mine in Manitoba, Canada according to press reports.   39 workers sought shelter in safe rooms under ground as a result...

The four-year-long bear market in metals stocks has resulted in an historic opportunity for investors, says Rick Mills, the owner and host of Ahead of the Herd.com. In this interview with The Gold Report, he explains that gold and...

Located near Salt Lake City, Utah, US, Bingham Canyon celebrated its 100th anniversary in June 2003. The Bingham Canyon mine, Copperton concentrator and Garfield smelter comprise one of the largest and most up-to-date integrated copper operations in the world:...

The Burr project is located 140km east of Saskatoon in Saskatchewan, Canada. Owned by BHP Billiton, the property is spread over an area of 79,946 acres in the potash sweet spot, which is also called the conventional mining corridor....

Betze-Post gold mine, in Nevada, US, is the eighth deepest open-pit mine in the world. The mine is 2.2km long and 1.5km wide, with a depth of more than 500m. It is expected to be operational until 2026. Betze-Post...

The Bellekeno silver-lead-zinc deposit is an underground mine located within the Keno Hill Silver District in Canada's Yukon territory. The deposit is a combination of 11 veins with different strikes, dips and thickness. The target vein for mining, vein...