As Prices Soar, Uranium Initiatives Rise

Source: Mining Weekly (6/22/07)

Another sign of the times in gold and uranium mines is allowing either the energy metal or the precious metal to dominate, depending on their prices.

Uranium initiatives continue to burst out in many parts of the mining world as the price of the energy mineral soars from $7/lb a few years ago to more than $120/lb today. Read on page 15 of the print edition of Mining Weekly of a new $30-million study – so many companies in South Africa talk dollars rather than rands these days – to treble uranium production at the old Randfontein north shaft, now Ezulwini. Another sign of the times in gold and uranium mines is allowing either the energy metal or the precious metal to dominate, depending on their prices. More uranium action is also planned at Buffelsfontein, which has 50 years of gold and uranium tailings on surface. The twinning of the two is sweetening the yield, conjuring up memories of the days of ‘gold and uranium divisions’ of big mining houses.

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Mexico: Gold's Next Powerhouse Player
Source: Marc Davis, BNW News (11/03/2009)

As the world's key gold producing nations struggle mostly in vain to replenish dwindling below-ground supplies, Mexico is bucking the trend in a big way.

Where Have All the Gold Mines Gone?
Source: Brent Cook, Exploration Insights (04/14/2009)

Given the declining global gold production, mining companies’ demand for reserve replacement and the acute dearth of new gold discoveries, there is no doubt that real economic discoveries will be exceptionally valuable. . .the opportunity for stellar profits is the best it has probably ever been. Identifying the few successes, however, will require vigilant and constant technical assessment of geology and drill results, always with an eye to mine economics.

Congo Completes Mining Review, Says Majors Quit Talks
Source: Reuters (12/20/2008)

"Review process is extended an additional 45 days to allow six companies to return to the negotiating table for direct talks with government ministers."