Western Goldfields secures funding for Mesquite mine
Western Goldfields (WGI-T) says that its to do list for the first quarter this year has become a done list as t…
Gold
First Gold to earn in on Croinor
South Malartic Exploration (MSU-V), its hands full with its Mexican projects, has dealt a right to a 50% interest i…
Amerix cuts Brazilian high-grade
Vancouver – Drilling by Amerix Precious Metals (APM-V, APMFF-O) on its Ouro Roxo project in the Tapajs gold distri…
Major production in Peru unaffected by stike thus far
As feared Perus biggest mining union has gone on strike. The National Federation of Mining, Metallurgy and Steel…
Metanor brings back Bachelor Lake
SITE VISIT Desmaraisville, Que. — As Yves Gagnon sloshes along the water-filled locomotive tracks of the past-producing Bachelor Lake gold mine here, he pulls something shiny from his pocket. It’s…
Barrick backs off hostile bid for NovaGold
The trading week ended April 20 closed with the partial resolution of a long-standing conflict in the North American gold industry.
Moly found at NW Expo
Vancouver — With the acquisition of Lumina Copper under its belt, drilling at Western Copper’s (WRN-T, WCPCF-O) North West Expo copper-gold-molybdenum project, on northern Vancouver Island, is confir…
Q1 output off 20% at Casa Berardi
Although Aurizon Mines (ARZ-T, AZK-X) produced 20% less gold in the first quarter of 2007 than planned, the company surpassed its gold grade and mill recovery estimates at its Casa Berardi mine in the…
Medoro goes for gold in Mali (April 30, 2007)
Medoro Resources (MRS-V, MRL-L) has signed an option agreement for nine gold properties in Mali, boosting and diversifying the company’s current portfolio of two adjacent properties in Venezuela.
Tenajon emerging as moly play
The recent boom in the molybdenum market has not gone unnoticed by Tenajon Resources (TJS-V, TJRUF-O).
Wesdome, WQM ponder merger
Toronto-based sister companies Wesdome Gold Mines (WDO-T, WDOFF-O) and Western Quebec Mines (WQM-T) say they are “exploring the possibility” of merging, but have the support of both boards of director…
Golden Band busy at La Ronge
Vancouver — A preliminary economic assessment evaluating production from Golden Band Resources’ (GBN-V, GBRIF-O) La Ronge gold belt projects, in northern Saskatchewan, has come back positive.