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Eldorado Gold Greek Unit Gets Pre-Environmental Go-Ahead
2012-02-22 12:59
Thracean Gold Mining SA, a unit of Canada's Eldorado Gold Corp. (ELD), said Greece approved the pre- environmental impact assessment for a gold project in the north of the country. The Perama Hill gold project in northeastern Greece consists of two ...
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Gold eases on euro zone worries as optimism fades
2012-02-22 12:59
By Frank Tang and Jan Harvey | NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) - Gold eased on Wednesday, declining after Tuesday's rally as a rise in the dollar, worries over a euro zone recession and doubts over the bailout of Greece prompted investors to take profits.
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Queen Elizabeth honors her silver-screen mom
2012-02-22 12:54
Helena Bonham Carter poses with her Commander of the British Empire (CBE) medal after an Investiture ceremony at Buckingham Palace on Feb. 22, 2012, in London. (CBS/AP) LONDON - Queen Elizabeth II is honoring the film star who played her mother in "The ...
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Gold and Silver Report - "Cheers or Jeers?"
2012-02-22 12:54
By Jon Nadler Gold and silver prices headed lower this morning while platinum and palladium extended their Tuesday rally with fairly hefty additional gains. Gold retreated towards the $1750 area while silver fell back to near the $34 level as ...
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Silver Nuggets: Senators return home for three games
2012-02-22 12:54
by Adnan on Feb 22, 2012 1:00 PM EST in Silver Nuggets After a perfect 3-0 road trip, the Ottawa Senators will return home to host the Washington Capitals tonight followed by home games against the Bruins and Islanders on the weekend.
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Suggestions for the new Silver Line stations; a new, modern twist on moonshine
2012-02-22 12:54
By Andy Smith An escalator awaits installation at the Wiehle Avenue station on Metro's new Silver Line. Metro is asking for riders' opinions on what to name several of the new stations. (Michael D. Bolden - The Washington Post) DMVReads is a feature ...
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Robbers snag jewelry from pawn shops
2012-02-22 12:09
On Friday at the Cash America Pawn store in the 9800 block of Airline Road, some men broke in and walked away with stolen of jewelry, police said. A few days later, thieves hit the Cash America Pawn shop on Lugary Street in Southwest Houston.
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Home invaders sought after assaulting Hercules man and his mother
2012-02-22 11:14
The robbers fled with a flat-screen TV, computer, cash, jewelry and a small safe. Both the resident, who is in his 20s, and his mother, who is in her 50s, suffered minor injuries. Police did not have detailed descriptions for the robbers.
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Three Face Arraignment in Slaying of North Hollywood Man Who Defended Grandfather
2012-02-22 11:14
9 after running to his grandfather's side during a robbery attempt in North Hollywood. Three men accused in the shooting death of a 24-year-old man who came to the defense of his grandfather during a North Hollywood robbery are scheduled for ...
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Sunridge Gold Announces New Higher Grade Resource for the Adi Nefas Deposit ...
2012-02-22 11:00
(CVE:CA:SGC) (otcqx:SGCNF) is pleased to announce that it has received a new independent resource estimate for the Adi Nefas zinc-gold-copper volcanogenic-massive-sulphide (VMS) deposit on the Company's 100% owned Asmara Project, Eritrea.
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Source Gold (SRGL) Provides 3rd Party Gold Industry Outlook
2012-02-22 11:00
TORONTO, ONTARIO, Feb 22, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Source Gold Corp. (OBB:SRGL) ("Source Gold" or "the Company") is pleased to provide an outlook of the gold industry in the context of the past week's perceived turbulence as well as the past ...
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Gold Standard to Hold Conference Call Today to Discuss the Drilling Results ...
2012-02-22 11:00
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, Feb 22, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Gold Standard Ventures Corp. ("Gold Standard") (CVE:CA:GV) (otcqx:GDVXF) ( www.goldstandardv.com ) reports that it will be holding a conference call today at 1:30 PM (EST) to discuss ...
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MAG Silver Reports Silver/Lead/Zinc Intercepts at La Esperanza Project
2012-02-22 10:35
(TOR:CA:MAG) (ASE:MVG) ("MAG") has reported significant silver/lead/zinc vein intercepts in the first three diamond drill holes of MAG's exploration program at the La Esperanza silver project in Durango and Zacatecas States, Mexico.
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Spike TV show gives Silver Spring's Piratz Tavern a makeover
2012-02-22 10:35
Piratz Tavern in Silver Spring headed to Davy Jones's locker, as they say, this week after the Spike TV reality show “Bar Rescue” chose the bar for one of its Season Two episodes. The show is hosted by nightlife expert Jon Taffer.
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Chart of the Day: Silver ETFs and Miners
2012-02-22 10:35
We have mentioned persistent and bullish call buying in the largest silver exchange traded fund in recent recaps throughout January and February, and yesterday was no exception as the metal continued its recent rally and call buyers were again present.
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ETF Trends
Despite setbacks, higher silver prices see Hecla look ahead to strong future
2012-02-22 10:35
Hecla Mining's board has declared a quarterly silver-linked dividend of 1-cent per share with the aggregate fourth-quarter dividend of $0.0125 per share for a total amount of $3.6 million. Hecla Mining officials announced Tuesday the cleanup of the ...
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Cornerstone Reports Further Trenching Results at La Fortuna Copper-Silver ...
2012-02-22 10:35
Results from initial trenching and a general description of the exploration program were released on August 30, 2011, and included 1.34% copper and 58.0 g/t silver over 19.5 metres in trench TH1. A map showing the location of the La Fortuna project, ...
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Spanish Mountain Gold Provides Feasibility Study Timeline & Project Update
2012-02-22 10:23
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, Feb 22, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Spanish Mountain Gold Ltd. ("the Company") (CVE:CA:SPA) is pleased to announce that it intends to proceed with a Feasibility Study ("FS") for its Spanish Mountain Gold Project ("the ...
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Keegan Continues to Encounter Significant Gold Intercepts at its Esaase Gold ...
2012-02-22 10:23
E Zone - 6 metres of 14.9 g/t gold in hole DD 313 and 9 metres of 7.75 g/t gold in hole DD 311. -- B zone - 12 metres of 2.74 g/t gold in hole DD 304 and 17 metres of 1.15 g/t gold in hole RC 305. -- South extension of the Main Zone - 36 metres of 0.74 ...
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Meadow Bay Gold Reports Drill Results Including 56 Meters of 3.9 g/t Gold From ...
2012-02-22 10:23
Drilling in 2011 discovered porphyry-hosted gold mineralization to the west of the historic Atlanta open pit. The porphyry-hosted mineralization is distinctly different from the gold-silver mineralization within jasperoid breccias in the Atlanta Fault ...
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