Reko Diq to see a mining licence soon
The mining licence dispute for the sizable Reko Diq copper-gold project in Pakistan’s southwest Balochistan province seems to be coming to an end after much uncertainty.
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Peruvian protesters rally against Bear Creek’s Santa Ana
The Peruvian government has authorized the deployment of armed military troops to the Puno region of southern Peru in response to large anti-mining protests which have blocked roads connecting the country with Bolivia. Several media outlets,…
General Moly presents at Goldman Sachs conference
Investors always like to know when chief executives buy stock in the companies they head. So it didn’t pass unnoticed last week when Bruce Hansen, chief executive of General Moly, (GMO-T, GMO-X) spent US$99,250 on the purchase of 25,000…
Claude hits high grade gold
A high-grade intercept lifted Claude Resources’ (CRJ-T, CGR-X) shares on a day when the yellow metal itself was climbing high. With gold reaching the US$1,525 per oz. level, news of Claude’s intercept lifted the company’s shares by 3% or…
Yukon-Nevada rises on Q1, financing news
Yukon-Nevada Gold (YNG-T) shares jumped 31% in late day trading to 56¢ on news of its first quarter results and recent $59-million financing, which would be used to upgrade its Jerrit Canyon gold mine in Nevada.
North Country Gold ramps up exploration
Since graduating with a geology degree from the University of Alberta in 1988, John Williamson has founded ten junior resource and mining companies with assets across Canada, Western Australia, South America and Africa. He has helped raise over…
New lithium junior debuts on the Venture
New lithium junior, International Lithium (ILC-V), listed on the Venture Exchange today, opening at 25¢ apiece.
Pan Terra heads to Africa in search of gold, copper
Vancouver – From the ashes of a high-flying hydrogen fuel cell promotion and later a construction-site preparation and excavation business, Pan Terra Industries (PNT-V) has emerged once again to reinvent itself as a mineral explorer.
$80B Plan Nord aims to attract more miners to Quebec
Up until about two months ago, management at Western Troy Capital Resources (WRY-V) thought the company might have to come up with as much as $70 million in a public-private cost-sharing partnership to build the Otish Mountain Road, which will…
Agnico-Eagle digs deeper in Quebec (May 23, 2011)
Agnico-Eagle Mines’ (AEM-T, AEM-N) Goldex, Lapa, and LaRonde gold mines in Quebec are getting a slice of the company’s largest-ever US$145-million global exploration program this year.
People (May 23, 2011)
Alderon Resource – Matt Simpson resigned as COO but remains a director; Brian Penney appointed COO.
Greystar gets underground study on Angostura
Greystar Resources (GSL-T) has released an underground-only scoping study of its beleaguered Angostura gold-silver project in northeastern Colombia.