Work underway at Courageous Lake
Vancouver Junior Seabridge Gold (SEA-V) has launched a $1.6 million program over its wholly-owned Courageous Lake…
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Anaconda signs deal at Damoti Lake
Doublestar Resources (DSR-V) and Anaconda Gold (ANX-V) have inked a deal that could see the latter earn a 55% stake in the Damoti Lake project, 200 km north of Yellowknife.To do so, Anaconda must spen…
Castleworth boosts Pan
Vancouver — According to a new resource estimate, Castleworth Ventures’ (WTH-V) Pan deposit in Nevada contains 467,000 oz. gold.The new figure, calculated by Reno-based Mine Development Associates, m…
Apollo Gold advances projects in western United States
Vancouver — Denver-based Apollo Gold (APG-T) is gradually moving its Montana and Nevada mine projects toward commercial production.For the first quarter, Apollo Gold tabled a net loss of $1.86 millio…
Terraco assembling Nevada property package
Through a series of three property deals, Terraco Gold (TEN-V) hopes to assemble a package of drill-ready gold targets in Nevada.In a deal with Newmont Mining (NEM-N), Terraco can acquire the Tuscaror…
Dumont drills Cane Springs
A three-hole drilling program at the Cane Springs gold project in western Utah, about 100 miles southwest of Salt Lake City, has turned up altered shear zones along strike from previously known minera…
Midway cuts more gold in Nevada
Vancouver — Midway Gold (MDW-V) has been focusing its efforts on its namesake gold property in Nevada’s Nye Cty., where it is engaged in a joint venture with Newmont Mining (NEM-N).Midway lies betwee…
Junior explorers target Tonopah district
Vancouver — LEH Ventures (LEH-V) has become the latest junior exploration company to join the hunt for gold in the Tonopah region of Nevada.The company inked a deal to earn a 60% stake in the Baxter …
Shareholders OK Gold Summit deal
Shareholders of Gold Summit Mines (GST-V) have approved a reorganization that will see the company take over a large land package in Nevada and California.The reorganization includes a one-for-five ro…
BacTech gives Tonkin Springs a try (June 09, 2003)
Canadian-Australian junior BacTech Enviromet (YBA-V) has agreed to take a 55% interest in the past producing Tonkin Springs gold mine in Nevada’s Eureka Cty.To do so, BacTech must pay U.S. Gold (USGL-…
Global industrial production and what it means for mining, Part 2
The shift in the location of industrial production has significant implications for mineral transportation. Mineral production historically developed in response to, and in the vicinity of, industrial…
Gold shines on long-term dollar weakness
Investors in gold stocks have taken profits in one of the best years for investing in the precious metal in more than a decade.The high price of gold has been linked to the tensions with Iraq, but thi…