Astral trenches high-grade gold at Jumping Josephine
Vancouver – Wide, high-grade gold values from a second phase trenching program on the Jumping Josephine (JJ) projec…
Gold
Western Golfields adds to allure of Mesquite
Results from another oxidized zone near Western Goldfields’ (WGI-T, WGDF.OB-O) main pit at its Mesquite mine in Cal…
Taseko eyes $800 million mine in B.C.
Vancouver – Eyeing growth in British Columbia, Taseko Mine (TKO-T, TGB-X) said it could cost as much as $800 millio…
Getting credit for Cte d’Ivoire project tough for Etruscan
Whether the results were too in-line with expectations, or whether they were from a project the market has paid sc…
San Gold sees Rice Lake ounces grow
Vancouver – Armed with a new report on its Rice Lake project, San Gold (SGR-V, SGRCF-O) has tabled an increased res…
Midway Gold plans takeover of Pan-Nevada
Vancouver – Midway Gold (MDW-V, MDWGF-O) looks to boost its Nevada footprint and gold resource through a planned ta…
Southwestern sees Boka resource boost
Vancouver – Over two years after its preliminary assessment on the Boka gold project in Yunnan Province, China, Sou…
Metals forecast
Metal investors can be forgiven if they feel like popping an extra bottle of Dom Prignon this New Year’s Eve. It’s been a rollicking 12-month ride for metal prices, and the shares of many of the comp…
Guarded optimism for miners in prospective Philippines
Although it’s the fifth most mineralized country in the world, the Philippines’ mining industry is extremely underdeveloped — a result of years of ongoing policy issues, political turmoil and opposit…
Barrick’s bid for NovaGold expires
Vancouver — With the clock ticking down on its US$16.00-per-share bid for control of NovaGold Resources (NG-T, NG-X) at presstime, Barrick Gold (ABX-T, ABX-N) appears likely to become nothing more th…
Juniors take over New Britannia (December 11, 2006)
Vancouver-based juniors Garson Resources (GARR-C) and Piper Capital (PCL-V) have agreed to acquire the dormant New Britannia gold mine in Snow Lake, Man., from Kinross Gold (K-T, KGC-N) and High River…
Rubicon set to spin off African and Newfoundland assets
It’s been a long time coming, but there is light at the end of the tunnel for Rubicon Minerals (RMX-T, RBY-X), which is in the final steps of splitting into three separate public companies, each holdi…