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Two die in Yamana Gold mine accident in Argentina

February 02, 2018 / www.mining.com

Toronto-based Yamana Gold said on Friday that an accident at its Gualcamayo mine in Argentina resulted in two fatalities.The accident involved two employees of a local contractor traveling in a light truck on an access road at the Las Vacas exploration site, the company said, adding that no additional details were available.Read More

Two die in Yamana Gold mine accident in Argentina

February 02, 2018 / www.mining.com

Toronto-based Yamana Gold said on Friday that an accident at its Gualcamayo mine in Argentina resulted in two fatalities.The accident involved two employees of a local contractor traveling in a light truck on an access road at the Las Vacas exploration site, the company said, adding that no additional details were available.Read More

FOREX-Euro holds near three-year highs as rising yields fail to lift dollar

February 02, 2018 / www.kitco.com

* U.S. Treasury yield spike fails to boost dollar* Euro holds above $1.25 mark; gains on week* Traders prepare for non-farm payroll data* Chinese yuan hits fresh 2 1/2 year high* Graphic: World FX rates in 2018 By Tommy WilkesLONDON, Feb 2 (Reuters) - The euro held above $1.25 on Friday, continuing a strong week in which rising U.S. treasury yields failed to lift the dollar while the euro zone's e...Read More

Sibanye-Stillwater trapped miners brought to surface safely

February 02, 2018 / www.mining.com

Precious metal miner Sibanye-Stillwater (JSE:SGL) (NYSE:SBGL) said Friday all the workers that were trapped since Wednesday night at its Beatrix gold mine in South Africa have been rescued.Nearly 1,000 miners got stuck underground for more than 24 hours after a storm knocked out power lines supplying electricity to Beatrix. Emergency power supply from backup generators enabled 64 employees to ret...Read More

Sibanye-Stillwater trapped miners brought to surface safely

February 02, 2018 / www.mining.com

Precious metal miner Sibanye-Stillwater (JSE:SGL) (NYSE:SBGL) said Friday all the workers that were trapped since Wednesday night at its Beatrix gold mine in South Africa have been rescued.Nearly 1,000 miners got stuck underground for more than 24 hours after a storm knocked out power lines supplying electricity to Beatrix. Emergency power supply from backup generators enabled 64 employees to ret...Read More

Russia's watchdog allows GV Gold to buy Vekselberg's gold assets

February 02, 2018 / www.kitco.com

MOSCOW, Feb 2 (Reuters) - Russian anti-monopoly service has allowed the mid-sized gold miner GV Gold to acquire Zoloto Kamchatki and other gold assets from Russian businessman Viktor Vekselberg and his partners, the service said in a statement on Friday. (Reporting by Oksana Kobzeva; writing by Polina Devitt; editing by Katya Golubkova) Disclaimer: The views expressed in this article are those o...Read More

Tanzania's Acacia Mining hedges gold output at $1,320 an ounce

February 02, 2018 / dlvr.it

Acacia Mining has spent$2 million to lock in the option to sell 120,000 ounces of itsgold output at $1,320 an ounce, hedging against lower prices tooffset the impact of a government ban on concentrate exports.Mining companies use theseRead full newsRead More

Gold aggressive in Asia, trying for more ahead of London, NFP

February 02, 2018 / www.fxstreet.com

Gold gains on US Dollar woes. US Treasury yields remain a threat to Gold gains. Gold is up almost three percent in 2018, trading just beneath 1,350.00 today during Tokyo, spurred on by a weaker US Dollar.  The usual relationship between Gold and US bonds seems to have broken down as of late; rising U STreasury yields normally depress Gold prices, but that relationship hasn't manifested...Read More

Gold Prices And A March Rate Hike: What's Next?

February 02, 2018 / seekingalpha.com

Rate hike odds soared after the latest FOMC meeting, and the upcoming March meeting looks "live".Despite the threat of rising rates, gold is more strongly influenced by ex-US global growth.Thanks to the Eurodollar system, Fed rate hikes have a limited impact on the dollar.Following yesterday's statement from the Federal Reserve, the odds of a rate hike are soaring, according to the CME's...Read More

950 gold miners trapped underground in South Africa

February 02, 2018 / dlvr.it

About 950 gold miners were stuck underground in South Africa on Thursday after a power cut, the mine's owner said, though the workers were not reported to be in immediate danger.The Sibanye-Stillwater mining company said a massive power outage caused by a storm had prevented lifts from bringingRead full newsRead More

The Plan to Build a Gold Mine on a Seismic Fault in Greece

February 02, 2018 / dlvr.it

"The problem is that we can never predict when an earthquake can strike."Read full newsRead More

South Africa gold mine: About 950 workers trapped underground

February 02, 2018 / dlvr.it

A storm knocked electricity out, preventing lifts from bringing nightshift workers to the surface.Read full newsRead More

900 workers trapped in South African gold mine after outage

February 02, 2018 / dlvr.it

South African media say about 900 miners are trapped underground at a gold mine after a shaft elevator stopped working because of a power outage.Read full newsRead More

Power outage traps nearly 1,000 in South Africa gold mine

February 02, 2018 / dlvr.it

About 950 gold miners remained trapped in a gold mine in the Free State province of South Africa Thursday, after a storm knocked out the electrical supply.Read full newsRead More

This Canadian Gold Mining Junior Is Poised to Soar in 2018

February 02, 2018 / dlvr.it

The optimistic outlook for gold makes now the time to acquire mining junior Seabridge Gold Inc. (TSX:SEA)(NYSE:SA).Read full newsRead More

Miners trapped undergound at Beatrix gold mine in South Africa

February 02, 2018 / dlvr.it

A storm has knocked out power to a gold mine in South Africa's Free State province, trapping 950 workers underground. The company insists the miners are not in danger, but their union is extremely concerned.Read full newsRead More

Tanzania's Acacia Mining hedges gold output at $1,320 an ounce

February 02, 2018 / dlvr.it

Acacia Mining has spent$2 million to lock in the option to sell 120,000 ounces of itsgold output at $1,320 an ounce, hedging against lower prices tooffset the impact of a government ban on concentrate exports.Mining companies use theseRead full newsRead More

Tanzania's Acacia Mining hedges gold output at $1,320 an ounce

February 02, 2018 / dlvr.it

Acacia Mining has spent$2 million to lock in the option to sell 120,000 ounces of itsgold output at $1,320 an ounce, hedging against lower prices tooffset the impact of a government ban on concentrate exports.Mining companies use theseRead full newsRead More

RT @miningstocks: Marin Katusa's @marinkatusa top picks from VRIC 2018 are a joke (IMO)

February 02, 2018 / www.pennyminingstocks.com

Marin Katusa Marin Katusa started off the 2018 Vancouver Resource Investment conference off in a battle with Rick Rule and Frank Holmes discussing top picks. Marin's picks were no surprise to...Read full newsRead More

U.S. Construction Spending Rose in 2017 by Least in Six Years

February 02, 2018 / www.bloomberg.com

Even with solid U.S. economic growth, construction spending rose in 2017 by the least in six years, as nonresidential building slowed and outlays by governments declined.The value of construction put in place increased 3.8 percent to $1.23 trillion last year, according to Commerce Department figures released Thursday in Washington. That’s the smallest gain since a 2.6 percent drop in 2011....Read More

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