US markets dip, May 14-18
Gold closed at US$1,291.9, down 2% over the previous trading week, as U.S. markets slipped. The Philadelphia Gold and Silver Index fell 2.14% to 82.06, and the Dow Jones Industrial…
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Millbrook pens exploration contract with Cuban gov’t
In late April, privately held Millbrook Minerals became the first copper-zinc explorer to sign an International Economic Association (IEA) contract with Cuban state mining company GeoMinera. The document permits Millbrook…
Guyana Goldstrike trenches Marudi ahead of drilling
Guyana Goldstrike (TSXV: GYA) has completed preliminary mapping, trenching and sampling at the Paunch area on its Marudi gold project in Guyana’s Guiana gold belt — phase one of its…
Leagold pursues new resource at Los Filos gold mine
Leagold Mining (TSX: LMC) has tabled new step-out drill results from the underground portion of its Los Filos gold mine, 230 km south of Mexico City. The company has drilled…
TSX Venture continues slow slide, April 30-May 4
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index fell 1.47% to end the trading week at 772.24. The index has been on a three-week slide since mid-April, when it traded briefly above 800…
TSX rises slightly, April 30-May 4
Canada’s benchmark index rose 0.38% to 15,729.4, with little movement in Canadian markets. The S&P/TSX Global Mining Index rose 1.62% to 73.18, while the S&P/TSX Global Gold Index fell 0.13%…
Discovery Metals samples historic Zaragosa mine
Discovery Metals (TSXV: DSV) has fielded results for 100 new channel samples taken from the historic Zaragoza zinc-silver-lead mine on its 300 sq. km Puerto Rico polymetallic property in northern…
While seeking JV partner, Lara drills Planalto in Brazil
Lara Exploration (TSXV: LRA) is drilling its 47 sq. km Planalto copper property in Brazil’s northern Carajas district. “We’re a prospect generator and we typically don’t drill projects ourselves,” Lara…
Lithium Chile spins out base metals
Although Lithium Chile (TSXV: LITH) has been a lithium-focused company since 2015, that wasn’t always the case. It went public in 2011 under the name Kairos Capital, and did so…
Rubicon adds to resource at Phoenix in Red Lake
Rubicon Minerals (TSX: RMX; US-OTC: RBYCF) has boosted the measured and indicated resource by 113% and the inferred resource by 80% at its Phoenix gold project in Red Lake, Ont.,…
Southern Silver dropping first holes into CLM West claims
In the coming months, Southern Silver Exploration (TSXV: SSV; US-OTC: SSVFF) will drill up to 13,000 metres at its 265 sq. km Cerro Las Minitas (CLM) polymetallic silver project, 70…
Nighthawk keeps drills turning
Nighthawk Gold (TSX: NHK; US-OTC: MIMZF) is drilling 25,000 metres this year at its 899 sq. km Indin Lake gold property in the Northwest Territories. The $11-million exploration program began…