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Gold
Coro moves ahead with San Jorge despite anti-acid law
Vancouver – Coro Mining (COP-T) is not letting a law banning the use of sulphuric acid impede progress at the compa…
Seabee has more to give for Claude
Claude Resources’ (CRJ-T, CGR-X) underground exploration program at its Seabee mine in northern Saskatchewan has re…
Luna drilling extends main gold deposit at Aurizona project
Vancouver The first few holes of a deep-drilling program by Luna Gold (LGC-V) have extended the Piaba gold deposi…
Caballo Blanco boosts Canadian Gold Hunter again
Vancouver – The second set of drill results out of Canadian Gold Hunter’s (CGH-T) Caballo Blanco gold project in Ve…
European Minerals to merge with Lero Gold
In a stock transaction valued at about C$60 million, cash-poor European Minerals (EPM-T, EUM-L) is acquiring Lero G…
Murgor boasts 25.6 grams gold over 7 metres
Strong gold grades drove Murgor Resources (MGR-V) shares 48% higher today after the company released results from i…
Griffin Mining to take over Yukon Zinc
Vancouver – A Barbados-based company is taking over Yukon Zinc (YZC-V) to get its hands on the silver-rich polymeta…
Eldorado moves on Frontier Pacific
Vancouver – Frontier Pacific (FRP-V) is fighting an unsolicited takeover offer from Eldorado Gold (ELD-T) in a batt…
Canadian Gold Hunter on the prowl in Mexico, BC
VANCOUVER–The Caballo Blanco gold project in Veracruz, Mexico, is returning promising results for Canadian Gold Hunter (CGH-V).
Ivanhoe sells Jinshan stake
Ivanhoe Mines (IVN-T, IVN-n) is selling its controlling 42% stake in Jinshan Gold Mines (JIN-T, JINFF-o) to a Chinese gold-mining conglomerate, giving Jinshan powerful new owners with deep pockets and…
GFMS: Economic uncertainty will drive gold to record levels
The positive climate for gold investment will continue until late 2008 and quite likely into the first half of 2009, according to GFMS, the London-based precious metals research consultancy.