PDAC: ‘Boots on the ground’ at Silicon unlocked huge Discovery of the Year

Mining03-05 07:17

Geologist Paul Bartos recalled exactly 10 years ago Wednesday when he and other AngloGold Ashanti (NYSE: AU) employees met with Renaissance Gold staff to discuss early-stage projects in southern ...

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