Ratel Gold looking to be a King-King maker
Vancouver – For the second time this year, the people behind CGA Mining (CGA-T, CGX-A) are spinning off African assets to concentrate on the Philippines.
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Forbes and Manhattan Coal boost export capacity
Forbes and Manhattan Coal (FMC-T) currently exports about 35% of the coal it produces at its two mines in South Africa but plans to raise that percentage to about 80% by 2013 on the back of a new agreement with Transnet Freight Rail and…
Eldorado Gold makes headway in China
Eldorado Gold (ELD-T, EGO-N, EAU-A) has resumed construction at its Eastern Dragon gold project in China’s Heilongjiang province and says production will start late next year.
Seafield Resources reports more results from Colombia
Five days after shares of Seafield Resources (SFF-V) soared 147% to 57¢ on drill results of 449 metres grading 1.29 grams gold per tonne at its Miraflores deposit in Risaralda, Colombia, the junior has moved its drills 3 km to the…
MDN is more than just a gold play (December 08, 2010)
MDN (MDN-T) may be best known for its 30% interest in the producing Tulawaka gold mine in Tanzania operated by Barrick Gold (ABX-T, ABX-N) and a portfolio of exploration projects in the surrounding Lake Victoria gold district. But some…
New zone lifts Golden Predator
The latest drill results from Golden Predator’s (GPD-T) Brewery Creek project in the Yukon indicated that two known gold zones on the property may well link up. The highlight assays came out of three holes all of which intercept gold at…
Gold miners on tenterhooks in Cte d’Ivoire
Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast) witnessed a wave of political violence in early December in the wake of a disputed Nov. 28 national election that saw two rivals each claim they’d won the presidency and appoint their own prime ministers and…
Estrella strikes strategic exploration alliance with Cliffs Natural Resources
Estrella Gold (est-v) is partnering up with Cliffs Natural Resources (clf-n) to explore for iron-oxide copper-gold targets in southern Peru. The pair has struck a two-year strategic alliance agreement, under which Cliffs has agreed to fund…
Perseus nears production in Ghana (December 08, 2010)
Vancouver – With less than a year to go before it joins the ranks as a gold producer, Perseus Mining (PRU-T, PRU-A) is pulling promising infill and exploration results from both of its key projects: the Central Ashanti gold project in Ghana,…
BonTerra gets more high-grades in Quebec
BonTerra Resources (BTR-V) continues to prove up its recent discovery in Quebec with more stellar grades from the drill bit. The company has wrapped up phase one drilling at its Urban-Barry property, which sits 170 km northeast of Val-d’Or in…
Latin American Minerals raises $12.6 million for Paraguay gold project
Latin American Minerals (LAT-V) has sold all of its shares in Lithium Americas Corp. (LAC-T) to invest in its prospective Paso Yobai gold project in Paraguay.
Goldgroup hits high-grade gold at San Jose de Gracia
Vancouver – Mexico-focused Goldgroup Mining (GGA-T) has hit a very high-grade gold intercept at the San Jose de Gracia project where it is earning a 50% interest. Targeting the northeast…