Carpathian triumphs in Romania
SITE VISIT Timisoara, Romania — When most miners and investors ponder the topic of gold in Romania, the first thought that comes to mind is the environmental hysteria that has…
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OceanaGold Funds project through TSX
OceanaGold (OGC-T, OGC-A) has completed a $90-million initial public offering on the Toronto Stock Exchange with net proceeds going towards the development of the Didipio gold-copper project in northe…
Newmont to turn royalties into cash (July 16, 2007)
Newmont Mining (NEM-N, NMC-T) will discontinue its Merchant Banking Portfolio, the royalties and shareholdings it inherited in its 2002 takeover of Franco Nevada Mining.
Corrected resource estimate boosts Copper Fox 14% (July 16, 2007)
Vancouver — After a faulty resource estimate prompted a 35% drop in share price and forced the company to halt trading for almost a month, Copper Fox Metals (CUU-V, CPFXF-O) is on the rise again with…
Antares hits new porphyry system beneath Haquira
Vancouver – A deep hole exploring a new copper-molybdenum-gold porphyry system at the Haquira project in Peru retur…
Buffalo Gold plans merger with Sargold
After backing out of a similar proposed acquisition of Dynasty Gold (DYG-V) earlier this year, Buffalo Gold (BUF.U-…
Bulgarian court rules for Dundee
Bulgarias Minister of Environment and Waters, Dzhevdet Chakarov, has been told to issue a decision on Dundee Preci…
UN project takes aim at artisanal miners’ mercury use
It’s no easy task convincing the millions of artisanal gold miners across the globe that mercury, a substance they …
Eldorado dealt blow in Turkey (July 12, 2007)
Vancouver – A surprise injunction is going to force Eldorado Gold (ELD-T) to shut down its year-old Kisladag gold m…
Alexis looks past Lac Herbin study
If David Rigg, president and CEO of Alexis Minerals (AMC-V) could see into the future, the Lac Herbin mine would be…
Nautilus hits massive sulphides in sea floor
Vancouver – Significant massive sulphide intercepts are helping Nautilus Minerals (NUS-V) regain some ground lost e…
No big lift for Atna (July 11, 2007)
Not even a 50% increase in resources could give Atna Resources (ATN-T) a substantial lift on the market. The comp…