Pangea options more ground near Musselwhite
CDN-listed Pangea Goldfields has acquired rights to a second property contiguous with Placer Dome’s (TSE) Musselwhite gold property in northwestern Ontario. In addition to the 55 claims north of Musse…
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Lenora concludes private placement
Junior Greater Lenora Resources (TSE) has completed a private placement of 2.9 million special warrants valued at $2.55 each for gross proceeds of more than $6.5 million. Each special warrant allows t…
Chesbar, VenCan intensify exploration
Exploration work is intensifying on La Salle, a gold property in Venezuela. Having already trenched one anomaly, partners Chesbar Resources (ME) and VenCan Gold (ME) have announced results from trench…
Expansion plans for Spanish smelter
A subsidary of Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold (NYSE) will spend US$215 million on environmental modifications and further expansion of its copper smelter in Huelva, Spain. Expansion of the smelter to …
AG Armeno drilling San Bartolome
Surface drilling is under way on the San Bartolome mine property in Ecuador. Ag Armeno Mines & Resources (VSE) plans an initial 10,000 ft. of drilling, including 25 holes to test to the west and north…
Francisco works Mexican ground
Diamond drillers have started work on El Sultan, a gold project in Zacatecas state in central Mexico. Francisco Gold (VSE) hopes to identify a Carlin-type, limestone-hosted, disseminated, oxide orebod…
Pilot leaching tests continue at Cieneguita gold property
Pilot leach tests are continuing at the Cieneguita gold property in southwest Chihuahua state, Mexico. Glamis Gold (TSE) can earn a 60% interest from Aquiline Resources (VSE) by carrying out a feasibi…
Armada intent on producing gold in Siberia
Armada Gold, an Alberta-listed company with one of the more advanced projects in Russia, continues to nudge its tailings property toward a production decision. Currently, the company is building a 400…
Golden Giant workers ratify agreement
Organized workers at the Golden Giant mine of Hemlo Gold Mines (TSE) have voted 70% in favor of accepting a first collective agreement. The agreement, covering 223 employees affiliated with the United…
Ramrod calls off share acquisition
Plans by Consolidated Ramrod Gold (TSE) to acquire all issued and outstanding shares of San Andreas Resources (TSE) for Ramrod shares have been cancelled. San Andreas President Peter Tsaparas provided…
Charlim lists on Montreal Exchange
Formerly listed on the Vancouver Stock Exchange, common shares of Charlim Resources have begun trading on the Montreal Exchange. Charlim, which explores for and develops mining properties in Quebec, c…
NEWS ROUNDUP — Ican drilling Idaho play
Drilling has begun on Ican Minerals’ (TSE) Almaden gold mine in Idaho. The work will test a newly discovered zone which is 2,000 ft. northwest of the known orebody and 500 ft. lower in elevation. In t…