Resources jump 443% at China Gold’s Jiama
China Gold International (CGC-T) is working hard to impress the market with its Jiama copper polymetallic mine in Tibet as it boosts resources and looks to undergo a major mine expansion.
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Mountain Province Diamonds attracts interest
Mountain Province Diamonds (MPV-T, MDM-X) has received “unsolicited expressions of interest from third parties” about its stake in the Gahcho Kue diamond project in Canada’s Northwest Territories.
International Minerals adds ounces to Converse
Vancouver – International Minerals (IMZ-T) has reported a 27% increase in measured and indicate gold ounces at its Converse project in Nevada.
Perseus pours first gold from Central Ashanti
Perth-based Perseus Mining (PRU-A, PRU-T) has started producing gold from its Central Ashanti gold project in Ghana’s renowned Ashanti gold belt. After ramping up to full production, the company plans to produce 265,000 oz. gold per year there…
Balmoral deepens zone at Martiniere West
Vancouver – Balmoral Resources (BAR-V) continues to establish and deepen a high-grade gold structure at its Martiniere West target along the Detour-Sunday Lake deformation zone in central Quebec.
Victory pushes Minago closer to development
After spending four years proving up one of Canada’s largest undeveloped sulphide nickel deposits, Victory Nickel (NI-T) has received a licence to start building a mine at its Minago project in Manitoba.
Silver Standard working to develop multiple projects
Vancouver – With one of the largest silver resources around Silver Standard (SSO-T, SSRI-Q) has positioned itself well to benefit from rising silver prices, but it still faces the challenge of getting those resources out of the ground.
Potash One dealmaker Matysek turns his hand to B.C. gold
Fresh from the $434-million sale of his Saskatchewan potash explorer Potash One to German fertilizer giant K+S Aktiengesellschaft, Vancouver’s Paul Matysek is now turning his attention to a small gold explorer named Ocean Park Ventures (OCP-V),…
Initial resource for Probe Mines’ Borden Lake
Probe Mines (PRB-V) jumped 26¢ or 17.3% to $1.76 per share on news its Borden Lake gold project near Chapleau, Ontario contains about four million ounces of gold and nearly six million ounces of silver.
Prophecy Platinum gains on drill results
Shares of Prophecy Platinum (NKL-V, PNIKF-O) shot up 10.24% or 43¢ to $4.63 on drill results from its flagship Wellgreen deposit in the Yukon Territory, about 317 km northwest of Whitehorse.
Venture stumbles in August 15-19 period
Vancouver – Uncertainty and caution continued to disrupt markets in the August 15-19 trading period as the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index dropped 52.52 points to close at 1,764.84 points. While up from the low of 1,682 points hit in early…
TSX continues its slide despite gold’s shine
The August 15-19 period brought more hard times for Canadian investors as the TSX Composite Index resumed its downward plunge, falling 619 points to finish just a shade above the 12,000 mark at 12,007.47 points. The lone feel-good story was…