1.   Gold mining is not a commercial proposition here.

2.   Another focus is gold mining, where BHP has two potential projects.

3.   At this price, gold mining is becoming increasingly unprofitable.

4.   Every equity fund category, except those investing in gold mining and Canadian companies, recorded positive returns in the first half of the year, Lipper said.

5.   Griffiths said his company would encourage major investments in power generation, gold mining, agriculture and deep-water fishing.

6.   If one comes to that conclusion, the decision then is between buying bullion, which is the least risky way, or gold mining and related securities.

7.   It also has interests in gold mining, zinc and lead.

8.   Mercury spills are still a problem in the western world, and are a growing concern in developing countries, particularly in industries such as gold mining.

9.   Pioneer Group Inc., an investment firm in Boston, has scaled back or exited projects ranging from banking and securities to logging and gold mining.

10.   Various studies say gold mining has already seriously damaged these waterways.