Buffalo Gold acquiring Dynasty Gold
Vancouver – Under a friendly merger plan Buffalo Gold (BUF.U-V, BYBUF-O) plans to acquire Dynasty Gold (DYG-V, DGDC…
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Libertad drilling intersects gold (March 13, 2007)
Exploration drilling at the Libertad project in Nicaragua by Glencairn Gold (GGG-T, GLE-X) has confirmed two high-g…
Fortuna-Continuum post San Jose resource (March 12, 2007)
Vancouver – A new resource estimate has been tabled for Fortuna Silver Mines (FVI-V, FVITF-O) and Continuum Resour…
Oxus Gold divests Kyrgyz project (March 12, 2007)
Oxus Gold (OXS-L) has sold its interest in the operating company that had developed the Jerooy gold deposit in Kyrg…
Buena takes out a quarter of its hedge book
Minas Buenaventura (BVN-N) has bought back contracts for about a quarter of its hedge book, in a deal worth US$145 …
The revival of mining in the Solomon Islands
At the end of the 1990s the Gold Ridge mine was synonymous with mining in the Solomon Islands. The project then h…
NovaGold gets Alaska permit boost
Vancouver — NovaGold Resources (NG-T, NG-X) says the U.S. government is reinstating a key permit for its Rock Creek gold mine in Alaska, a project that the company hopes to have in production by the …
GPJ, Goldcorp see higher 2007 production, costs
Vancouver — Canada’s second-largest gold producer, Goldcorp (G-T, GG-N), expects to produce 2.6 million oz. of the yellow metal in 2007, assuming that the planned sale of its Peak mine in Australia a…
Quadra rolls out 2006 profit
Vancouver — Improved performance at its flagship Robinson copper-gold mine near Ely, Nev., propelled Quadra Mining (QUA-T, QADMF-O) to deliver net earnings of US$54.7 million in last year’s final qua…
Goldbelt to grab Barrick’s West African assets
Vancouver — Goldbelt Resources (GLD-V, GLDRF-O) has entered an agreement to acquire all the exploration assets of Barrick Gold (ABX-T, ABX-N) in the West African countries of Burkina Faso, Mali and G…
PDAC award latest for Rebagliatis
Vancouver — When Ross Rebagliati won the first Olympic Gold medal for snowboarding in Nagano back in 1998, he was merely showing a competitive streak that appears to run in his family.
Louvem, Richmont short on gold production in 2006
The Beaufor gold mine, near Val d’Or, Que., was a disappointment in 2006 for both of its 50-50 joint- venture owners, Louvem Mines (LOV-V) and Richmont Mines (RIC-T, RIC-X).