Ceasefire brings hope to Great Quest in Mali
For over a year, Great Quest Metals’ (GQ-V) Tilemsi phosphate project in Mali has been in limbo, waiting for peace to return to the remote northern corner of the troubled West African nation.
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Fortuna making San Jose bigger and stronger
Fortuna Silver (FVI-T) continues to bulk up its San Jose mine in the south of Mexico, and this time it is doing it for free.
Pangolin finds more kimberlites in Botswana
In the last two months, Pangolin Diamonds (PAN-V) has discovered two of the seven new kimberlites found in Botswana over the last five years and added as a consultant Manfred Marx, a diamond geologist who led the field team that in…
Integra Gold expands drill program at Lamaque
Integra Gold (ICG-V) is delaying the release of an updated resource estimate that was scheduled for later this month, not because it has fallen on hard times like so many other juniors these days, but because new results from its 2013 drill…
Premier gathers momentum on grade
Many stocks within the junior gold sector are languishing, but Premier Gold Mines (PG-T) is showing there is still life for explorers that find the grade.
Sabina raises funds for Back River’s exploration
Sabina Gold & Silver (SBB-T) is raising $20 million to keep the drills turning on its advanced-stage Back River gold project in Nunavut’s West Kitikmeot region, a move that has one analyst scratching his head.
Canadian Zinc gets some cash from Sandstorm
Capital may be scarce, but Canadian Zinc (CZN-T) has cut a deal that will inject US$10 million into its coffers.
Western gets $32M for Milestone from Chinese firms
Western Potash (WPX-T) has lined up $32 million to develop its Milestone potash deposit in Saskatchewan, giving it some breathing room to secure more funds to advance its $3.3-billion project.
Teranga aims to boost Sabodala with Oromin bid
VANCOUVER — Toronto-based producer Teranga Gold (TGZ-T, TGZ-A) is taking a second swing at Vancouver-based junior Oromin Explorations (OLE-T) with an all-share acquisition offer. Teranga’s target is Oromin’s 43.5% stake in the…
Votorantim, El Nino prove up Bathurst
The Bathurst camp in New Brunswick is proving that, after all these years, it still has plenty more to give.
Colorado Resources suffers a discovery hangover at North ROK in BC
VANCOUVER — It is often difficult to maintain market momentum after a really strong discovery hole on a project. And Kelowna-based explorer Colorado Resources (CXO-V) found out just how trigger-happy investors can be when the company…
Silvercorp sees expansion potential in China’s Ying district
VANCOUVER — China-focused silver miner Silvercorp Metals (SVM-T, SVM-N) had a busy year in 2012 on the exploration front, and has released a myriad of results over the past eight weeks that cover 80,000 metres of drilling over three mines…