Jaguar Mining licks its wounds after tough quarter
Vancouver — Referred to by its chairman as a ‘challenging year’, Jaguar Mining’s (JAG-T) saw costs rise and profits fall in 2011 despite an increase in gold production and the price of gold.
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Volta, Riverstone striking gold in Burkina Faso
Vancouver — Toronto-based Volta Resources (VTR-T) and Vancouver-based Riverstone Resources (RVS-T) are separately hunting for gold in the small West African country of Burkina Faso.
Skyline scours the Golden Triangle
Skyline Gold (SK-V) is hunting for high-grade gold in the Golden Triangle in northwest British Columbia at its Iskut property, with hopes of striking it big.
Magellan grows Coringa in Brazil
Magellan Minerals (MNM-V, MAGNF-O) has bulked up its resources at its Coringa project in Brazil’s Para State.
Land deal paves the way for Torex
Torex Gold Resources’ (TXG-T) work on the community relations side of the mining business is bearing fruit.
Australia’s imposes 30% mining tax
The Australian Parliament on March 19 passed a bill for a new 30% mining tax on iron ore and coal mine profits in the country, leaving some miners and business groups in a fury.
African Gold Group extends mineralization at Kobada
Northern step out holes drilled at the Kobada gold project in southern Mali will have a positive impact on a revised resource estimate due later this year, African Gold Group (AGG-V) says.
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Calvista carves out piece of rich Colombia gold district
Vancouver — Clutching a few small blocks of property in what is probably Colombia’s most famous gold mining district, Calvista Gold (CVZ-V) is having little trouble hitting gold.
Sandstorm a rising star in commodity-stream financing
Vancouver — Sandstorm Gold (SSL-T) is not an exploration or operational mining outfit. The company is not interested in spending equity capital on surface exploration, drill programs or environmental-impact studies. Instead, Sandstorm…
Macusani Yellowcake not letting a little merger get in the way of drlling
As Macusani Yellowcake (YEL-V) closes in on finalizing its friendly takeover of Southern Andes Energy (SUR-V) the company continues to prove up the uranium potential of southern Peru.
Wood Mackenzie ponders nickel outlook
The nickel sector was caught a little off guard last month when an Indonesian press report claimed the Southeast Asian nation intends to bring forward its proposed ban on nickel exports by as much as two years, from January 2014 to as early as…