Deeper zone for Northern Star
Northern Star Mining (NSM-V) has discoverd a new deep zone on its Midway gold project at the former Malartic Goldfi…
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Strait Gold nestles into Peru’s golden area (November 30, 2006)
Location is everything in real estate that’s one thing Strait Gold (SRD-V) has going for it with its Culebrilla p…
Niblack cuts more massive sulphides in Alaska
Vancouver – Step-out drilling by Niblack Mining (NIB-V, NBLKF-O) has delivered further massive sulphide intercepts …
Barrick will let NovaGold bid expire
Evidently satisfied with taking a minority position in NovaGold Resources (NG-T, NG-X), Barrick Gold (ABX-T, ABX-N)…
Rusoro plans to take out Mena
Venezuelan explorers Rusoro Mining (RML-V) and Mena Resources (MEA-V) have announced a friendly takeover by Rusoro …
Expansions for Gold Fields’ Tarkwa mine
Gold Fields (GFI-N, GOF-L, GOGOF-J) has decided to nearly triple the throughput capacity of its carbon-in-leach pla…
Mining sector eyes leftist tilt in Ecuador
Vancouver Mining companies with operations in Ecuador say they remain cautiously optimistic after leftist economi…
Gryphon Gold dealt major blow
Vancouver – Reserve and resource miscalculations in a recently completed feasibility study for Gryphon Gold’s (GGN-…
Entre takes the long view in Mongolia
Ulaanbaatar — The introduction of windfall taxes on gold and copper last spring coupled with talk of government earn-ins on “strategic” deposits stopped many foreign exploration companies in Mongolia…
Freeport to swallow Phelps
If shareholders give the go-ahead, Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold’s (FCX-N) proposed takeover of Phelps Dodge (PD-N) will create the world’s largest publicly traded copper company and the largest …
New Gold outlines deep zone at Afton
Vancouver — Underground drilling at New Gold’s (NGD-T, NGD-X) New Afton project near Kamloops, B.C., is confirming a new, deep zone of copper mineralization beneath the existing resource.
Queenston cuts new gold at Upper Beaver
Drill holes north of the established mineralization at the Upper Beaver gold property in Gauthier Twp., about 20 km east of Kirkland Lake, Ont., have intersected gold on two previously unknown mineral…