Gitennes steps out on Alumbre
Stepout drilling on the Alumbre zone continues to suggest to Gitennes Exploration (GIT-T) the existence of significant exploration upside on the Virgen property in north-central Peru.The company relea…
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Black Hawk completes Triton merger
The merger deal between Triton Mining (TTM-T) and Black Hawk Mining (BHK-T) has closed.The two companies had agreed earlier this year to amalgamate, share-for-share, with Triton becoming Black Hawk’s …
Resource outlined at Sierra Azul
Junior Stratabound Minerals (SB-A) has calculated a resource for the past-producing Sierra Azul lead-zinc property in Mexico’s Coahuila state.A preliminary resource of 700,000 tonnes grading 9.22% zin…
DIAMOND PAGE — Ashton drill results promising
A second batch of microdiamond results from Ashton Mining of Canada’s (ACA-T) winter reconnaissance drilling program on the Buffalo Hills project in north-central Alberta has shown kimberlite K-11, on…
McVicar eyes Chinese gold
Toronto-based McVicar Minerals (MVR-A) has signed a letter of intent with a Chinese government agency to explore the producing Xiaojin gold property in southwestern China.The small open-pit, heap-leac…
Noveder launches drilling in Quebec, Newfoundland
Montreal-based Noveder (NED-M) has begun new drilling campaigns on several of its gold properties in Quebec and Newfoundland.* Abitibi — At the Abitibi project, near Val d’Or, Que., drill crews are e…
SouthernEra holds firm at Klipspringer property
Rumors of a potential breakup in ownership of the producing Klipspringer diamond project in South Africa’s Northern Province are unfounded, says SouthernEra Resources (SUF-T).The embattled company’s l…
Taparko drilling confirms size of zone — Full feasibility study expected by year-end
Infill drilling at the Taparko property of High River Gold (HRG-T) has confirmed the structural continuity of the gold deposit in zones 3 and 5.The recently completed 21-hole drilling program forms pa…
VenCan disputes River Gold’s Edwards loss
That Edwards is a very rich, albeit small, gold mine is a certainty.Whether the mine, situated near Dubreuville, Ont., is making operator River Gold Mines (RIV-T) rich — River says it is not — has b…
Dynatec to operate Keno Hill mine — Production of silver-lead-zinc to resume by year-end.
Following a successful stint as operator of the Shebandowan nickel mine, Dynatec (DY-T) is taking its talents to the Yukon.Under an agreement with United Keno Hill Mines (UKH-T), Dynatec will take ove…
Yamana expands Lejano discovery
Yamana Resources (YRI-T) reports that new assay results from drilling in Patagonia have extended the area of known mineralization at the Lejano silver-gold prospect, part of Yamana’s Santa Cruz projec…
London silver fix procedure altered
For the first time since its establishment in the 1890s, the London silver fix has undergone significant procedural changes.The changes, which took effect June 1, stipulate that all orders are to be c…