Editorial: AA+AL=Alcoan?
With U.S. aluminum giant Alcoa launching a hostile takeover bid for Alcan, Canada’s largest mining company, on May 7, it wasn’t hard coming up with the top mining story of the week ended May 12, the 1…
Gold
New discovery at San Anton
Although recent drilling at San Anton Resources’ (SNN-T, SNTRF-O) first regional target on its silver-gold property in Guanajuato state, Mexico, did not reach the Carmen vein system as planned, the co…
Buffalo Gold acquires 60% of Mt. Kare
Vancouver – Following an amendment of its earn-in agreement, Buffalo Gold (BUF.U-V, BYBUF-O) has acquired a 60% int…
Barrick suing Golden Wonder operator over ore shipment
Claiming that operators salted samples of ore shipped to the Goldstrike mine in Nevada, Barrick Gold (ABX-T, ABX-…
Island Gold reserves cover four years
The Island gold project near Dubreuilville, Ont., has reserves sufficient to produce for over four years, plus sign…
Gold Reserve closes US$164 million financing
Vancouver – Gold Reserve (GRZ-T, GRZ-X) has closed a US$164.2 million financing announced in early May, selling 12….
Century revives battle for Sulliden property
Century Minings (CMM-V) Margaret Kent believes her company will build a gold mine at the contentious Shahuindo pro…
Miramar gaining more Hope
Miramar Minings (MAE-T, MNG-X) is continuing to define its multitude of deposits at its Hope Bay gold project in N…
Serengeti surges on more wide Kwanika intercepts
Vancouver – Another batch of wide mineralized intercepts from its Kwanika property in north-central B.C. launched S…
Southern Arc’s IR slip-up
A typo delayed an enthusiastic reaction to big news from Southern Arc Minerals (SA-V) West Lombok copper-gold prop…
Kazakhmys set to take out Eurasia Gold
In a transaction worth about $288 million, London-listed Kazakhmys (KAZ-L) has offered to take over Eurasia Gold (E…
High River Building More Than Just a Mine in Burkina Faso
SITE VISIT Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso — There’s little to obstruct the view of the towering yellow crane that swings over the construction site of High River Gold’s (HRG-T, HRIVF-O) Taparko…