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New drill results surpass even Hathor’s expectations
Hathor Exploration (HAT-V), which is in the midst of fighting off a hostile takeover offer from Cameco Corp. (CCO-T, CCJ-N), updated the markets today with excellent drill results from the Far East zone at its coveted Roughrider deposit in…
Agnico to buy Grayd
Agnico-Eagle Mines (aem-t, aem-n) has made a friendly $275-million takeover bid for Grayd Resource (gyd-v) and its two Mexican gold projects.
Hard hats to fundraising
Two of the 33 Chilean miners have put on their fundraising hats to promote the upcoming National Folkloric Ballet of Chile (BAFONA) tour across Canada.
Hunting for gold in the Gem State
Most know Idaho as the Potato State, but the area also has a lesser-known nickname, the Gem State, which dates back to its territorial days.
Pacific North West looks to bolster Ontario’s PGM cred
Talk of platinum and palladium often leads North American mining investors’ minds to such far off places as South Africa, Russia and Zimbabwe.
Detour set to make Canadian gold mining history
The landscape around this town is prototypical of northeastern Ontario: a flat horizon dense with coniferous trees, broken here and there by a still, black lake.
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BCGold – Darren Bahrey resigned as a director; Wes Roberts appointed a director.
Richmont’s Wasamac shows potential
Shares of Richmont Mines (RIC-T, RIC-X) jumped $1.42, or 15.1%, to $10.69 on drill results from its Wasamac gold property in Quebec’s Abitibi region.
Cadillac Ventures boosts resource at Thierry mine project
Cadillac Ventures (CDC-V) has increased measured and indicated resources by 33% and inferred resources by 75% at its 100%-owned Thierry polymetallic mine project in northwestern Ontario, based on drilling completed in 2010 and 2011.
Iamgold sells Mupane gold mine
Iamgold (IMG-T, IAG-N) has pruned the last of its non-core assets with the recent sale of the Mupane gold mine in Botswana to Galane Gold (GG-V).
Barrick keeps growing in Nevada
As Barrick Gold (ABX-T, ABX-N) steps up exploration efforts at its Cortez, Turquoise Ridge and Ruby Hill projects in Nevada, it has uncovered two new gold discoveries.