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McEwen shifts course at El Gallo II - expansion on the cheap?

Friday , 17 May 2013
McEwen Mining outlines a possible third path for its El Gallo II silver-gold mine in Mexico.

Junior gold quarterlies: Staying out of crush depth

Thursday , 16 May 2013
Junior gold producers are still, by and large, not about to panic about the current price of gold, though for some it puts the pressure on.

Sustainable Mining

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At the threshold of new era in deep sea mining - ISA

Tuesday , 21 May 2013
Despite a number of concerns the UN’s International Seabed Authority says companies could apply for deep sea mining licences by 2016.

Salmon sperm may provide cheap option for rare earths recovery

Monday , 20 May 2013
Separating and recovering rare earths can be tedious and expensive, but a Japanese researcher says a low-cost and environmentally friendly extraction process has been discovered.

Technology

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Large pipe flowmeter installed at Cuajone copper mine

Wednesday , 15 May 2013
In an area where water is scarce, precise measurement of water flows is particularly important and CIDRA Mineral Processing has successfully installed a measurement system on a 1.22m diameter pipeline at the Cuajone copper mine in Southern Peru

U.S.patent awarded for Western Lithium’s lithium extraction process

Thursday , 09 May 2013
Patent awarded for process for separation of lithium and potassium compounds from lithium-containing materials, primarily ores such as hectorite and other lithium-rich clays.

Exploration

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Solvista hits gold-copper whopper in Colombia

Wednesday , 22 May 2013
Solvista Gold reports long gold-copper intercepts from its El Reten anomaly in Colombia sending its stock up.

Reading drill result press releases – Brent Cook

Tuesday , 21 May 2013
Brent Cook suggests investors will have an easier time distinguishing good drill results from bad if they know how to dissect a company's press releases. A Gold Report interview.

Spot Gold USD/oz	1,377.78	+0.08%
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