Palamina expands gold footprint at Veta
Palamina (TSXV: PA; US-OTC: PLMNF) is continuing to expand the Veta gold zone at its Coasa gold project in south eastern Peru. The company discovered high-grade gold at surface at…
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Barkerville tests at Bonanza Ledge exceed expectations
Test mining of an initial 80,000 tonnes at Barkerville Gold Mines’ (TSXV: BGM; US-OTC: BGMZF) Bonanza Ledge underground gold mine in south central B.C. returned higher-than expected grades and confirmed…
RNC finds multimillion-dollar gold nuggets at Beta Hunt
RNC Minerals (TSX: RNC) has found a 95-kilogram specimen of rock containing 2,400 oz. gold worth an estimated $4 million and another 65-kilogram specimen with an estimated 1,600 oz. gold…
Bluestone tables two new resources for Cerro Blanco
Bluestone Resources (TSXV: BSR; US-OTC: BBSRF) has tabled a new resource estimate for its Cerro Blanco underground gold-silver project in Guatemala, upgrading resources to the indicated category and adding 308,000…
CIBC initiates coverage of Equinox Gold
CIBC has launched coverage of junior developer Equinox Gold (TSXV: EQX) with an outperform rating and a 12-18 month target price of $1.30 per share. The stock is currently trading…
Southern Silver extends mineralization at Cerro Las Minitas
Southern Silver (TSXV: SSV; US-OTC: SSVFF) is seeing some encouraging results from its 12,000 metre drill campaign at its Cerro Las Minitas silver-zinc project in Durango State, Mexico. An early…
Osisko bumps Cariboo royalty to 4%
Osisko Gold Royalties (TSX: OR; NYSE: OR) has agreed to acquire an additional 1.75% net smelter return royalty (NSR) for $20 million on the Barkerville Gold Mines’ (TSXV: BGM; US-OTC:…
Continental Gold employee killed in Colombia
Two mining engineers employed by Continental Gold (TSX: CNL; US-OTC: CGOOF) in Colombia were attacked by armed men in the town of Buritica, near the company’s gold project. One of…
Nevsun agrees to $1.86B Zijin takeover bid
Nevsun Resources (TSX: NSU; NYSE: NSU) has agreed to Zijin Mining’s (HGK: 2899) friendly take-over bid which values Nevsun at $6 per share or $1.86 billion. Nevsun shares jumped nearly…
Semafo’s Boungou mine achieves commercial production
Since its first gold pour at the end of June, Semafo’s (TSX: SMF) Boungou mine in Burkina Faso has produced more than 12,000 ounces of gold. The mine officially moved…
Mawson improves gold-cobalt grades at Rajapalot
Mawson Resources (TSX: MAW; US-OTC: MWSNF) recently announced results from 46 diamond drill holes spanning six prospects at its Rajapalot gold-cobalt project in Finland. The company assayed previously gold-only drill…
Mexico Snapshot: Eight juniors tapping into Mexico’s mineral potential
Despite patches of trouble in different regions of the country from time to time, Mexico remains one of the most favoured mining and exploration jurisdictions for Canadian and U.S. juniors….