The rich surface ore played out and silver prices dropped, causing mining to be suspended by the end of 1884. The property was sold for taxes and acquired by E.L. Vail and Co. C.T. Roberts, and later E.P. Drew, worked the mine in the early 1900s for …

The British mining company that has been prospecting for gold in the Tigrai and Afar regional states, Stratex International Plc, has relinquished three gold exploration projects. In a statement sent to The Reporter on Thursday, Stratex said that though …

There is no denying that given the political tensions and the high inflation in Turkey that Alacer Gold shares need to trade at a discount to the shares of other, "safer" mining companies. And I take this into consideration. Nevertheless investors …

Coincidentally, both First Eagle Gold and Vanguard Precious Metals and Mining experienced manager changes at the end of 2013, causing us to lower our Morningstar Analyst Ratings of both to Neutral. That said, we like the process employed at both funds …

I recently wrote an article in which I argued that investors should consider buying mining companies that are not yet producing but that will be soon, and that will be producing with very low costs. I noticed that despite the fact that gold miners …

And because I'm on the board of some gold and silver mining companies, resource companies including Sprott Inc., I own shares in mining related equities and also in mining companies such as Ivanhoe Mines (OTCPK:IVPAF) and NovaGold (NG), Sunshine …

The task is perhaps even more difficult when realizing that the “worst” of those four ETFs, the Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF (NYSEArca: GDX), is up more than 22% year-to-date. An impressive in just a little over two months under any circumstances …

A Canadian mining company said Wednesday that an illegal miner was killed in a clash with guards at the firm's silver mine in central Mexico. Vancouver-based Great Panther Silver Ltd. said in a statement the confrontation occurred Tuesday night at its …

As in previous reports, we included the following silver miners in alphabetical order: Alexco Resource (AXU), Bear Creek Mining (OTCPK:BCEKF), Coeur Mining (CDE), Endeavour Silver (EXK), First Majestic Silver (AG), Great Panther Silver (GPL), Fortuna …

One of the biggest risks to gold miners like Newmont Mining (NEM), Goldcorp (GG) and Barrick Gold (ABX)–besides the lower price of gold–has been that the country's that house their mines will make life difficult for them. Alistair MacDonald/The Wall …

Unless you have been living under a rock, you'd certainly have noticed that Gold Miners are one of the worst performing US equity sectors over the last three years. As we can see in Chart 1, separation occurred around mid 2011, as the decade long …

Mining sector makes strides to recovery by increasing resources through the expansion of territories and divestiture with certain assets by others: DNA Precious Metals Inc. (OTN:DNAP) , Barrick Gold Corporation (NYSE:ABX) , Golden Star Resources Ltd.

The "Cobalt fraternity" would fan out throughout the rest of Ontario and the entire country, with the knowledge gained in the silver mines, and not only discover many other important deposits but also establish and spread the country's reputation in …

These days, however, mining is not simply about finding gold and calculating how best to extract it from the ground. Community relations are paramount. Here Aureus is blazing a trail, creating a new village for the local community, complete with …

The gold price jumped the $1,350 bar on Thursday, shaking off weakness displayed yesterday when a cooling of Ukraine-Russia tensions saw safe-haven buying dry up. On the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange, gold futures for April …

Gold stocks and related exchange traded funds lagged behind bullion prices for several years, but that trend is reversing in 2014. Along with price fluctuations, gold producers have to account for other costs and factors, including risks in the host …

Sutter Gold Mining Inc. (TSXV:SGM,OTCQX:SGMNF) yesterday announced plans to put its California-based Lincoln mine project on care and maintenance. Though the mill has processed about 1,000 tons of stockpiled material, it ultimately failed to get …

Near the end of Season 2 of Gold Rush, viewers saw as he suffered a heart attack, though Schnable recovered and went back to the mine as boss while grandson Parker returned to school. Parker has said he's learned a lot from his beloved grandfather, …

The Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF (NYSEArca: GDX) and the Market Vectors Junior Gold Miners ETF (NYSEArca: GDXJ) get most of the attention, but plenty of other gold mining funds have soared this year as well. Add the Global X Gold Explorers ETF …

Brazil, Mark Eaton likes to say, will be the place where he builds something – where he has an impact, where he leaves a legacy. Standing on the grassy riverbank in the Amazon basin where he hopes to build Brazil's largest gold mine, he foresees a …

Various mining exchanges also formed, the last one – the Standard Stock and Mining Exchange in 1908 – specifically to deal with the enormous public interest in junior mining issues due to great Cobalt Silver Boom. Further discoveries of gold in Timmins …