Livengood hits 12 million oz. for Tower Hill
Vancouver – Three years ago International Tower Hill Mines (ITH-V) started its first drill program at the Li…
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The Barrick Effect helps out New Gold
Now that Xstrata (XSRAF-O, XTA-L) has agreed to sell its 70% interest in the El Morro copper-gold project, in …
Capital Gold boosts reserves at El Chanate mine
New York-based Capital Gold (CGC-T, CGLD-O) built its 100% owned El Chanate open-pit mine in Sonoro, Mexico, i…
Rio Tinto doubles down on Ivanhoe
Ivanhoe Mines’ (IVN-T) largest publicly traded shareholder wants a bigger piece of the copper pie in Mongolia.
Update: Cliffs sidelines Cons. Thompson with own Wabush bid
Friday’s US$120-million bid by Consolidated Thompson Iron Mines (CLM-T) for a 100% interest in the Wabush Mine…
CGA Mining Hits High-Grade Gold In Nigeria
CGA Mining (CGA-T, CGX-A) has its hands full with an advanced-stage gold project in the Philippines and completing a feasibility study at its next development project, a copper deposit in Zambia. But …
Mexico Turns To Mining To Plug Its Fiscal Gap
MONTERREY, MEXICO — Opposition lawmakers in Mexico are pushing for a royalty on Mexican mining production as the country faces a fiscal gap of 3% of gross domestic product next year following its worst economic recession since the 1930s. To…
Great Panther Plots Growth Strategy
Investment in new equipment, plant upgrades and an increased drilling budget along with new underground mine development are all part of Great Panther Resources’ (GPR-T, GPRLF-O) three-year growth strategy in Mexico.Capital spending for the…
How Minefinders Lived Up To Its Name
About 15 years ago, Mark Bailey, then a consulting geologist for Minefinders (MFL-T, MFN-X), walked away from the company and its grassroots La Bolsa silver-gold project in northern Sonora, Mexico, because he felt management was more concerned…
Starcore Boosts San Martin Reserves, Weathers Financial Woes
VANCOUVER — Starcore International Mines (SAM-T, SHVLF-O) has increased reserves at its San Martin mine in Queretaro state, Mexico.The high-grade underground operation can now claim proven and probable reserves totalling 763,000 tonnes…
Esperanza Sizes Up Jumil
Esperanza Silver’s (EPZ-V, ESPZF-O) 100%-owned Cerro Jumil project, an advanced open-pit heap-leach gold project south of Cuernavaca in Mexico’s Morelos state, should yield a pretax net present value (NPV) of about US$46.7 million and an…
Mag Finds Moly At Cinco De Mayo And Scopes Potential At Valdecanas
VANCOUVER–A hostile, and eventually failed, takeover bid from its joint-venture partner Fresnillo (FNLPF-O, FRES-L) in late 2008 is still having ramifications for Mag Silver (MAG-T, MVG-X).To demonstrate the value of its exploration…