Barrick brings Ruby Hill back to life (March 12, 2007)
Following a successful restart of operations, Barrick Gold’s (ABX-T, ABX-N) Ruby Hill mine in Nevada poured its first gold in February.
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Wesdome breaking even (March 12, 2007)
Wesdome Gold Mines (WDO-T, WDOFF-O) was a little short on production in 2006 at its Kiena gold mine in Val d’Or, Que., but the future is looking up with the surprise discovery of an extension of the S…
Silver Eagle launches Miguel Auza
Vancouver — With a number of political dignitaries in attend- ance, Silver Eagle Mines (SEG-T, SVEGF-O) recently celebrated the start of operations at its Miguel Auza mine in Zacatecas state, Mexico.
Glencairn to convert Libertad to mill
Poor metallurgical recoveries at the Libertad gold mine in Nicaragua have convinced Glencairn Gold (GGG-T, GLE-X) that it is time to go big or go home.
Royal Gold picks up Battle Mountain
Royal Gold (RGL-T, RGLD-Q) has made a friendly takeover bid for small royalty and exploration company Battle Mounta…
Maxy looks to play part in Chinas mining future
Getting a leg up in a country as vast and notoriously fickle as China is no easy task. The optimism that fuelle…
Eldorado gets Chinese gold mining permit (March 07, 2007)
Vancouver – Eldorado Gold (ELD-T, EGO-X) has reached the milestone of being the first North American gold producer …
PDAC sends Bill Dennis to The Rock
Allan Keats was careful to thank those who matter most when he took the stage as a representative of Newfoundland a…
High on Tibet
SITE VISIT Shigatse, Tibet Autonomous Region, China — With the Chinese government looking to use Continental Minerals’ (KMK-V, KMKCF-O) Xietongmen copper-gold deposit as a template for future foreign mining deals…
Jaguar Mining grows with Brazil
SITE VISIT Belo Horozonte, Brazil — It’s a grey day in Minas Gerais — Brazil’s famed mining state — and the row of flags flying over the heads of Jaguar…
Barrick zeros in on Nevada
Despite the amount of capital that has been pouring into the mining sector since around 2002 there have been very few major discoveries. There has been plenty of hype and tire kicking, but many of the…
Columbia Metals expects Lluvia production this year
The 1990s weren’t kind to some low-grade gold projects, and one of those was the Lluvia de Oro mine in northwestern Sonora state, Mexico. It operated for less than three years under two owners, and se…