Lying just north of Lake Iliamna and Lake Clark in southwest Alaska is Bristol Bay. It is home to half the world's sockeye salmon. Below the marsh and shrub of the bay lies another kind of wealth, ore, several kinds of ore, including gold.
In a bygone era, the Western powers developed Africa, but today are remembered only as wicked "Imperialists." Now the Chinese are getting the same treatment.
Vallenar -
The Superintendent of Environment (SMA) in Chile imposed a fine of US$ 16.4 million to Canadian mining company Barrick Gold for environmental violations at the gold-silver-copper project known as "Pascua Lama" and halted construction of the project.
Santiago -
The Court of Appeals of Copiapó, Chile, ordered suspension of the operations on the Pascua-Lama mining project in the high Andes due to environmental violations; the Toronto-based mining company Barrick Gold Corporation complied with the order.
Baker City -
On July 20-22, Baker City held its 30th anniversary of Miner’s Jubilee, a 3-day celebration of the town’s gold mining heritage that goes back to the 1800’s. Since then, panning or mining for gold in Baker County has become a way of life.
Baker City -
On July 15-17, Baker County, Oregon celebrated its 79th annual Miners Jubilee, which is a celebration of Baker County's gold mining heritage during the late 1800's.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced February 7, 2011 that it will review the consequences of the proposed massive Pebble Mine project on the Bristol Bay watershed in Alaska.
Malartic -
Situated in Northern Quebec, Malartic is a small city of only some 4,000 people. The economy of this part of the province, as is the case for Northern Quebec, is resource-based.
After hitting nearly $1,200USD on Thursday morning, gold miners across North America believe gold production will continue to fall as deposits are being exhausted.
There are growing problems with armed gangs of illegal gold-miners operating inside South Africa's world-famous Goldfields mining regions as well as in Ghana. The gangs remain below for months and blast away inside mineshafts without any regard to safety.
