Jinshan achieves producer status
Vancouver — Jinshan Gold Mines (JIN-T, JINFF-O) has started commercial production at its Chang Shan Hao (CSH 217) open-pit gold mine in the Inner Mongolia region of northern China.
Gold
Australian Solomons’ Drive to Bring Back Gold Ridge
Tsunamis and civil wars are just some of the problems that could hinder the development of a mine in a tropical paradise like the Solomon Islands.
Agnico-Eagle to move ahead with Pinos Altos
Sean Boyd, vice-chairman and chief executive of Agnico-Eagle Mines (AEM-T, AEM-N) is feeling pretty chuffed these days.
Barrick buys more of Porgera
Barrick Gold (ABX-T, ABX-N) has bought Emperor Mines'(EMPMY-O, EMP-A) 20% stake in the Porgera gold mine, in Papua New Guinea, for US$250 million, bringing Barrick’s interest to 95%.
Roxmark pulls high-grade gold at Northern Empire (August 27, 2007)
Recent drilling at the Northern Empire property, northeast of Beardmore, Ont., has intersected high-grade gold mineralization.
Freewest to go deeper at Clarence Stream
Freewest Resources (FWR-V, FWERF-O) intersected visible gold in all recent drill holes at its Clarence Stream property 70 km southwest of Fredericton, N.B.
Pediment jumps on gold results from Mexico (August 27, 2007)
Vancouver — A trio of strong drill results from the San Antonio gold project, in Mexico, bumped shares of Pediment Exploration (PEZ-V, PEZFF-O) up as much as 46% last month.
Editorial: Rotten week for miners
Bad news converged on the mining community from every direction during the week ended Aug. 18, the 33rd trading week of 2007.
Continental gets positive feasibility for Xietongmen (August 27, 2007)
Vancouver — Continental Minerals (KMK-V, KMKCF-O) now holds a positive feasibility study for its Xietongmen copper-gold deposit in the Tibet Autonomous Region of southwestern China.
Luiri Gold shows lustre in Zambia (August 27, 2007)
Just a little more than two months after completing a 4,200-metre drilling program at its Dunrobin and Matala gold deposits in Zambia, Luiri Gold (LGL-V) released new mineral resource estimates showin…
Highland sells loss-making Darasun mine
Highland Gold Mining (HGM-L) has sold its unprofitable Darasun mine in eastern Russia to a private mining company, Yuzhuralzoloto (Southern Urals Gold), for US$25 million.
Century wins latest court decision in Shahuindo battle (August 27, 2007)
There was little surprise for Sulliden Exploration (SUE-T, EXSDF-O) in the latest ruling by a Lima court concerning a dispute over the Shahuindo gold-silver property in Peru.