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Mines, Confluence Companies break ground on new residence hall

Sep 04 2018 / News room

Colorado School of Mines and Confluence Companies broke ground today on a $44 million, 249-bed student housing development at 1750 Jackson St.Mines President Paul C. Johnson and Confluence CEO Tim Walsh joined Golden city officials, Mines Board of Trustees members, project stakeholders and university officials to celebrate the start of construction on the four-story residence hall, the first of tw...Read More

CBS4 Denver highlights space resources program launch

Sep 04 2018 / News room

Colorado School of Mines launched a first-of-its-kind graduate program in space resources this fall, and CBS4 Denver came to campus last week to cover the story.Watch the full clip below:Read More

Mines' energy awareness, savings program featured on KUNC

Sep 04 2018 / News room

Colorado School of Mines is partnering with McKinstry to increase energy awareness and savings on campus and KUNC, Northern Colorado's public radio station, recently covered the story on air. Lauren Poole, sustainability coordinator at Mines, and McKinstry's Alison Schwabe discussed powerED with reporter Stephanie Daniel. From the story:The Colorado School of Mines has launched a new energy awar...Read More

Semafo's Boungou mine achieves commercial production

September 4, 2018 / Posted Northern Miner Staff

Since its first gold pour at the end of June, Semafo's (TSX: SMF) Boungou mine in Burkina Faso has produced more than 12,000 ounces of gold. The mine officially moved into commercial production on September 1.During August the mill processed more than 90,000 tonnes of ore at an average grade of 2.4 grams gold per tonne with an 83% recovery rate. The mill mainly processed lower grade ore from the e...Read More

Mawson improves gold-cobalt grades at Rajapalot

September 4, 2018 / Posted Northern Miner Staff

Mawson Resources (TSX: MAW; US-OTC: MWSNF) recently announced results from 46 diamond drill holes spanning six prospects at its Rajapalot gold-cobalt project in Finland.The company assayed previously gold-only drill results for cobalt, and says the results have improved width, continuity and grade at the gold-cobalt mineralized zone. In its seven best assays, the company increased the gold equival...Read More

Marathon discovers new gold trend at Victory deposit

September 4, 2018 / Posted Trish Saywell

Prospecting and trenching southwest of Marathon Gold's (TSX: MOZ) Victory deposit in central Newfoundland have uncovered a new 1500-metre-long gold trend.A channel sample returned 2.71 grams gold per tonne over 9 metres, while grab samples from newly exposed outcrop and trenches returned 53.2 grams gold, 29.95 grams gold, 23.02 grams gold, 17.34 grams gold, 8.59 grams gold, 8.09 grams gold, 4.79 g...Read More

Gold And Silver Are Acting Like It's 2008. They May Be Right

September 4, 2018 / Staff reporter

2008 has special significance for gold bugs, both because of the money they lost in August of year and the money they made in the half-decade that followed. Today’s world is beginning to feel eerily similar. Let's start with a little background. The mid-2000s economy boomed in part because artificially low interest rates had ignited a housing mania which featured a huge increase in "subprime...Read More

China Can Hit The U.S. Far Harder Than Anyone Thinks

September4, 2018 / Adam English

The $200 billion in possible new tariffs against Chinese imports will dominate the news this week, but one aspect won't get covered.There will be talk about how China is limited in its capacity to retaliate.This is true on an "apples to apples" basis. After all, the U.S. exported about $130 billion worth of goods while imported goods totaled over $500 billion.Throw in services exported and importe...Read More

First relic of the Avro Arrow free-flight program is recovered

Sep 04, 2018 / Minière Osisko / Osisko Mining

We are pleased to announce that the first historic relic of the Avro Arrow free-flight program has been recovered. It was delivered ...Read More

Last week's 5 top gaining TSX stocks include two energy producers, a precious metals miner, a diamond explorer and...

Mon Sep 03 17:05:04 2018 / Staff reporter

"Last week's 5 top gaining TSX stocks include two energy producers, a precious metals miner, a diamond explorer and a base metals company. See the details at https://t.co/6jQbr6eqLZ #TSX #investing #mining"Read full newsRead More

3 Industries looking to partner with #marijuana stocks via @420intel

Mon Sep 03 16:23:24 2018 / 420 Intel

The green rush is catching the eye of more than just investors. The cat is out of the bag: Marijuana is big business. And in Canada, it's just over six weeks away from becoming legal business.Read full newsRead More

Garbage to gold: How Yahoo unethically sells your spam email

Mon Sep 03 13:33:47 2018 / Staff reporter

Think you're safe from Yahoo's unethical data mining practices because it's not your primary email account? As it turns out, Yahoo knows you use it for spam -- and it's turning a quick buck on your junk mail anyways. Here's how Yahoo is staying alive even as its unpopular online services dwindle.Read full newsRead More

Garbage to gold: How Yahoo unethically sells your spam email

Mon Sep 03 12:43:38 2018 / Staff reporter

Think you're safe from Yahoo's unethical data mining practices because it's not your primary email account? As it turns out, Yahoo knows you use it for spam -- and it's turning a quick buck on your junk mail anyways. Here's how Yahoo is staying alive even as its unpopular online services dwindle.Read full newsRead More

Eastern Goldfields suspends Davyhurst gold operations

Sep. 3, 2018, 11:53 AM / Valentina Ruiz Leotaud

Cash-strapped Eastern Goldfields (ASX: EGS) announced the temporary suspension of the Davyhurst gold operation, located 120 kilometres north-west of Kalgoorlie, in Western Australia's Goldfields-Esperance region.In an official statement, company director Campbell Baird said that the suspension is "prudent" and is part of Eastern Goldfields' strategy to mitigate spending, following an underperformi...Read More

Eastern Goldfields suspends Davyhurst gold operations

Sep. 3, 2018, 11:53 AM / Valentina Ruiz Leotaud

Cash-strapped Eastern Goldfields (ASX: EGS) announced the temporary suspension of the Davyhurst gold operation, located 120 kilometres north-west of Kalgoorlie, in Western Australia's Goldfields-Esperance region.In an official statement, company director Campbell Baird said that the suspension is "prudent" and is part of Eastern Goldfields' strategy to mitigate spending, following an underperformi...Read More

Company Initiates Ammonia Destruction Validation Program For Ontario-Based Gold Mining Operations

Mon Sep 03 11:07:47 2018 / Staff reporter

Dr. Gene Shelp, President and CEO of Current Water Technologies Inc., is pleased to announce that the Company continues to develop ammonia destruction opportunities for its patented AmmEL Technology within the mining and municipal sectors.Read full newsRead More

Australia-based company to gain control of Alaska gold mine

Mon Sep 03 11:07:45 2018 / Staff reporter

Ownership of a large gold mine southeast of Fairbanks is being transferred to an Australia-based gold mining company.Read full newsRead More

PRECIOUS-Gold edges down as rising trade tensions buoy dollar

Mon Sep 03 11:07:43 2018 / Staff reporter

Gold edged lower on Monday, with prices breaking back below the psychological $1,200 level as the dollar rose on the back of worries about escalating global trade tensions.Read full newsRead More

Zimbabwe: Gold Mining Group Retrenches Hundreds of Workers

Mon Sep 03 11:07:42 2018 / Staff reporter

HUNDREDS of Mazowe Mine employees have reportedly been rendered jobless after the company was put under care and maintenance.Read full newsRead More

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