Great Panther closes deal and rolls up sleeves
Great Panther Resources (GPR-V) has taken possession of the Guanajuato mine in Guanajuato, Mexico, some 380-km nort…
Gold
Osisko grabs new Malartic gold (December 16, 2005)
Reconnaissance work by Osisko Exploration (OSK-V) has turned up two new surface gold zones on its flagship Canadian…
Rimfire, Northgate set $1-million budget for ‘Eskay Creek-type’ target
Vancouver Partners Rimfire Minerals (RFM-V) and Northgate Minerals (NGX-T, NXG-X) plan to spend $1 million next y…
Agnico-Eagle keeping the costs low
As gold mining costs continue to escalate, Toronto-based Agnico-Eagle (AEM-T, AEM-N) is managing to buck the trend,…
Solitario drilling cuts gold at Mercurio (December 15, 2005)
Early-stage drilling on the Mercurio gold prospect in the Tapajos region of Para state, Brazil, has intersected som…
Barrick balks at Placer’s books
Barrick Gold’s (ABX-T, ABX-N) recently extended offer for rival gold miner Placer Dome (PDG-T, PDG-N) has been gran…
QGX encouraged by new gold and copper-gold prospects
Vancouver Early-stage exploration programs by QGX (QGX-T) in the Gobi region have added three new gold and copper…
Wildrose, Fjordland expand Megabuck at Woodjam
Vancouver An exploration program has expanded the Megabuck gold-copper zone and confirmed potential for another c…
NuStar lines up for Intrepid (December 14, 2005)
Australian gold producer NuStar Mining (NMC-A) will gain an exploration arm and a Canadian listing through a merger…
Portfolio manager spotlight: Joe Foster
As gold touched 24-year highs earlier this week,at least one portfolio manager says the driver behind the recent …
UPDATE: Placer and Barrick take a breather
Placer Dome (PDG-T,PDG-N) and Barrick Gold (ABX-T, ABX-N) took a break from a month-long sparring match on Dec. 11,…
Southwestern aims drills at Boka 7 as pre-feasibility study begins
Vancouver Now that a pre-feasibility study has been awarded to engineering firm Ausenco, Southwestern Resources (…