Williams Creek and New Gold test Afton target
VANCOUVER – A joint drilling program by Williams Creek Explorations (WCX-V) and New Gold (NGD-T) will test a geoph…
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Sherwood pulls more high-grade core from Minto
Vancouver An infill drilling campaign aimed at obtaining “modern” gold assay data from the Minto deposit is also …
Gold and the end of dollar hegemony, part III
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Apex to drill high-grade target at Mansfield’s La Frontera
Vancouver — La Frontera, a gold-silver property discovered and staked by Mansfield Minerals (MDR-V, MFMNF-O) in Argentina’s Catamarca province, has returned high-grade gold and silve…
Erdene Gold cozies with Xstrata
Vancouver — Erdene Gold (ERD-T, ERDGF-O) is getting closer to Swiss-based mining giant Xstrata (XSRAF-O, XTA-L), with a position on Erdene’s board going to the major…
Vannessa revises Crucitas resource (March 20, 2006)
Consultants for Vannessa Ventures (VVV-V, VNVNF-O) have delivered a revised estimate of the precious metal resource at the Las Crucitas property in Alajuela province, Costa Rica….
Minefinders to build heap-leach mine at Dolores
Vancouver — Management of Minefinders (MFL-T, MFN-X) plans to spend about US$131.6 million to build an 18,000-tonne-per-day, open-pit heap-leach mine at the Dolores gold-silver prope…
Aurora looks easy
Metallurgical testing on samples from the Aurora gold project in Guyana has returned positive results for Guyana Goldfields (GUY-T, GUYFF-O)….
Harmony grabs piece of South Deep
Perennial shopper Harmony Gold Mining (HMY-N) has taken a 29.2% stake in fellow South African miner Western Areas (WARSF-O, WARA-J), co-owner of the South Deep underg…
Claude improves at Seabee
Vancouver — Rising costs at the Seabee gold mine kept Claude Resources (CRJ-T, CGR-X) in the red to the tune of $3.5 million last year, despite a strong fourth-quarter performance th…
Osisko adds ground at Canadian Malartic (March 20, 2006)
Abitibi explorer Osisko Exploration (OSK-V, OSXLF-O) has concluded agreements with prospectors under which it will take over properties covering the Barnat, Sladen-Malartic, and East…
Miramar gets OK for Doris North
Vancouver — Miramar Mining (MAE-T, MNG-X) has finally received the blessing of the Nunavut Impact Review Board (NIRB) for planned development of its Doris North gold mine at the Hope…