Sojitz targets Primary Metals for takeover
Vancouver – The Board of tungsten producer Primary Metals (PMI-V, PMIZF-O) has thrown its support behind a $3.65 pe…
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Goldrush hits gold at Ronguen
Vancouver – Goldrush Resources (GOD-V) is finding gold at its Ronguen project in Burkino Faso.The latest drill …
Apex starts turning out silver at San Cristobal
One of worlds largest silver and zinc mines has swung into production as Apex Silver Mines (SIL-X) announced its …
Xstrata reserves $200 million for Raglan exploration
Xstrata Nickel, subsidiary of Switzerland-based Xstrata (XTA-L), wants to nearly double output at its Raglan nickel…
Seeking silver in Big Sky Country
SITE VISIT Libby, Montana — Tall pines blanket the Cabinet Mountains here in northwestern Montana, an area held up as some of the region’s most spectacular wilderness. It is home…
Suppliers News (August 06, 2007)
Goldcliff hires Fugro to survey B.C. properties
Strathmore teams with Sumitomo in New Mexico
Strathmore Minerals (STM-V, STHJF-O) will form a joint venture with Tokyo-based Sumitomo to develop its Roca Honda project, in New Mexico.
Equinox finds new uranium targets at Lumwana (August 06, 2007)
As significant uranium drill results pour in for Equinox Minerals’ (EQN-T, EQN-A) revised Lumwana feasibility study, the company is finding new anomalies outside the study area of the project, in nort…
Pad slide suspends Bellavista operations
Vancouver — Glencairn Gold (GGG-T, GLE-X) has suspended all operations at its Bellavista mine in Costa Rica following recent ground movement concerns at the site.
Fortuna, Continuum exploring San Jose expansion
Vancouver — Joint-venture partners Fortuna Silver Mines (FVI-V, FVITF-O) and Continuum Resources (CNU-V, CUUEF-O) are hitting good gold and silver grades all around the defined resource at the San Jo…
Avino drills new zones at old Mexican mine
Vancouver — Avino was once described as a “mountain of silver” by the Spaniards who mined it for a few hundred years starting in the 1500s. Now held by Avino Silver & Gold Mines (ASM-V, ASGMF-O),…
Goldcorp sells Penasquito contract
Vancouver — Goldcorp (G-T, GG-N) has closed a deal to sell one-quarter of future silver production from its Penasquito mine, in Mexico’s Zacatecas state, to Silver Wheaton (SLW-T, SLW-N) for US$485 m…