New resource estimate for Sunridge Gold’s Asmara deposits in Eritrea
New resource estimates for two of four deposits at Sunridge Gold’s (SGC-V, SGCNF-O) Asmara project show a significa…
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Pan African proving up Africa’s big island
Pan African Mining (PAF-V) wants to further the mining momentum that is taking hold of Madagascar.The world’s f…
Sulliden rejects Century offer
Sulliden Exploration (SUE-T, EXSDF-O) has advised its shareholders to reject a hostile takeover offer from Century …
Vale mulls run at Xstrata
Vancouver – Ambitious growth plans sees Brazilian mining giant Companhia Vale do Rio Doce (RIO-N) evaluating a poss…
Site visit: Mediterranean develops gold-copper belt in Turkey
Yusufeli, Turkey — Have you ever wondered what happened to Vancouver’s Manhattan Minerals after its high-profile i…
First Quantum 2007 copper output up 24%
Vancouver – First Quantum Minerals (FM-T, FQM-L) produced roughly 500 million lbs. (226,693 tonnes) of copper in 20…
Tanzanian assay results buoy Continental Nickel
In one field season exploration newcomer Continental Nickel (CNI-V) has discovered six nickel-sulphide zones near s…
Baffinland reports iron ore assay results for Mary River
At 600 km north of the Arctic Circle, Baffinland Iron Mines’s (BIM-T) Mary River iron ore deposits are what preside…
El Morro copper-gold project to cost US$2.5 billion
A feasibility study on the El Morro copper-gold project in Mexico put average annual production at 195,000 tonnes o…
Gold-Ore wants to make grade at Bjorkdal
SITE VISIT Skelleftea, Sweden — The Skelleftea belt is best known as a base metal camp, the home of Boliden (BLS-T, BDNNF-O). But like Noranda, Snow Lake, and other massive…
StrataGold on the trail of riches in historic gold district
SITE VISIT Mayo, Yukon — The bumpy, twisting road extends for 45 km and crosses two rivers before reaching the camp at StrataGold’s (SGV-T, SAGDF-O) Dublin Gulch project. A short…
First Point adds to BC nickel portfolio
Vancouver — Since acquiring a pair of B.C. nickel projects in mid-2007, First Point Minerals (FPX-V, FPOCF-O) has added to its holdings and picked up two more properties in a move to target potential…