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Pershing Gold Announces Completion of Updated 43-101 Technical Report for the Relief Canyon Mine

[PR Newswire] – LAKEWOOD, Colo., Sept. 2, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Pershing Gold Corporation (PGLC), (7PG1.BE) (“Pershing Gold” or the “Company”) announces that Mine Development Associates (“MDA”) of Reno, Nevada has completed an updated Canadian National Instrument 43-101 Technical Report for Pershing Gold’s Relief Canyon Mine in Pershing County, Nevada. The MDA Technical Report discusses in detail the resource estimate, previously announced in July 2015, based on the results from drilling

South Africa may increase nuclear power: newspaper

South Africa’s future energy mix could include an even higher share for nuclear power than the 9,600 megawatts (MW) already planned, the Business Day newspaper reported on Tuesday, citing an interview with a government official. It said a new version of South Africa’s integrated resources plan, which projects its electricity requirements and suggests the energy generation mix needed, will be released in March. “Given that we have a climate change

Seattle mayor proposes developer fees to pay for affordable housing

By Eric M. Johnson SEATTLE (Reuters) – Seattle’s mayor unveiled an affordable housing plan on Tuesday aimed at creating 20,000 new living units for low-income city dwellers over the next decade, more than a quarter of them to be paid for by private developers. Mayor Ed Murray said his proposal was aimed at addressing an overheated real estate market, fueled in part by the growth of Seattle-based Internet retailer Amazon.com