Osisko pulling long intersections from Canadian Malartic
Drilling by Osisko Exploration (OSK-V) at the Canadian Malartic property on the southern boundary of Malartic, Qu…
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Bus accident kills Buenaventura workers
A bus accident on the road from the Uchucchacua silver mine to the nearby town of Oyon, Peru, took the lives of 28 …
Protests shut Centerra’s Boroo mine
In another sign that the bloom is off the Mongolia rose, Toronto-based Centerra Gold (CG-T) has been forced to temp…
Editorial: Peru steps back from the brink (June 14, 2006)
Peruvian voters have thankfully taken a step back from the abyss with the election of moderately left-leaning Alan …
ValGold winds up first phase of drilling at Garrison
Vancouver-based junior ValGold Resources (VAL-V) has finished an 11,351-metre drill program on the Garrison gold pr…
Goldcorp increases stake in Eastmain (June 13, 2006)
Vancouver – Goldcorp (G-T, GG-N) has boosted its interest in Eastmain Resources (ER-T, EANRF-O) by way of a $3.4-mi…
Columbus Gold options Cortez package to Agnico-Eagle
Vancouver – On the heals of its initial public offering, Columbus Gold (CGT-V) has lined up Agnico-Eagle Mines (AEM…
Crystellex clings to “valid and binding contract” for Las Cristinas
Vancouver Recent media reports suggesting that Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez will soon extend his “Bolivarian …
Glencairn to take over Libertad, Cerro Quema (June 12, 2006)
Junior gold producer Glencairn Gold (GGG-T, GLE-X) will take on a new producing mine and an advanced development project under a deal with Yamana Gold (YRI-T, AUY-X, YAU-L)….
Everton, Linear cut massive sulphides in DR (June 12, 2006)
A 10-hole drilling program at the Loma el Mate property in the Dominican Republic has returned several significant intersections of zinc-copper mineralization….
Linear finds gold at Ixhuatan
An initial pair of holes collared some 450 metres southwest of the Campamento gold deposit on the Ixhuatan project, in Mexico’s northern Chiapas state, has yielded encouraging results for Linear Gold…
Editorial: Race to the Finnish (June 12, 2006)
The geopolitical whirlwinds now buffeting North American miners in the Third World are only underscoring the hard truth that oftentimes it’s best for us to stick to First World countries where there i…