Southwestern’s travails at Boka
Vancouver — The day after Southwestern Resources (SWG-T, SWGGF-O) announced a 6-month delay for the Boka gold project prefeasibility study in mid-June, the company’s co-founder, president and CEO Joh…
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McEwen takes piece of Freegold (July 02, 2007)
Vancouver — Subscribing to a lion’s share of Freegold Ventures’ (ITF-T, FGOVF-O) recent $6.2-million private-placement financing, US Gold (UXG-T, UXG-X) chairman and CEO Robert McEwen will end up wit…
Fronteer bids for New West
Fronteer Development Group (FRG-T, FRG-X) is bidding for Denver-based gold explorer New West Gold (NWG-T) in an all…
Yamana proposes three-way deal
In an attempt to build its strength in South America, Yamana Gold (YRI-T, AUY-N, YAU-L) has made an agreement to bu…
Ivanhoe inching towards construction of Oyu Tolgoi
Ivanhoe Mines (IVN-T, IVN-N, IVN-Q) has moved a step forward on its way to developing the massive Oyu Tolgoi copper…
Fronteer keeps hitting silver in Turkey (June 27, 2007)
Vancouver – Fronteer Development Group (FRG-T, FRG-X) keeps pumping out good news. Ten days after announcing that a…
Jinshan closes $20-million debt offering
Vancouver – After recently cancelling a planned private placement citing dilution concerns, Jinshan Gold Mines (JIN…
Goldcorp grows reserves at Peasquito
Vancouver – Goldcorp (G-T, GG-N) has delivered a significant reserve boost for its Peasquito gold-silver deposit, …
Chapleau’s long Brazilian intersect
Results from Chapleau Resourcess (CHI-V) Cajueiro gold project in Brazil are in and were enough to give the Cranbo…
North Atlantic’s Mali resource grows (June 25, 2007)
Expanded drill coverage has confirmed a larger gold deposit at the FT gold project in southern Mali, held by North Atlantic Resources (NAC-T, NOATF-O).
Cusac nabs Taurus
Vancouver — Cusac Gold Mines (CQC-T, CUSIF-O) is consolidating its grip on the historic Cassiar mining region of B.C. with the purchase of American Bonanza Gold’s (BZA-T, ABGFF-O) Taurus gold project…
Genco raising funds for Mexico
Vancouver — Looking to recharge its treasury for exploration and development of its Mexican operations, Genco Resources (GGC-V, GGCRF-O) has lined up a $25-million brokered private placement.