Editorial: Cracks in US economic juggernaut
Gold bugs had plenty of disturbing macroeconomic news to chew on during the week ended Sept. 15, the 37th trading week of 2007, and almost all of it was broadly bullish for gold.
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Antares, Mansfield hit best Rio Grande intercept yet (September 24, 2007)
Vancouver — Rio Grande project partners Antares Minerals (ANM-V, ANMFF-O) and Mansfield Minerals (MDR-V, MFMNF-O) got a recent market boost, following the release of some of the best drill results to…
Glencairn reduces cyanide at Bellavista
Vancouver — Since the recent ground movement and subsequent suspension of operations at Glencairn Gold’s (GGG-T, GLE-X) Bellavista mine in Costa Rica, the company has been rinsing the heap-leach pads…
Gold Fields, Orezone, wrap up Essakane feasibility
It will cost Orezone Resources (OZN-T, OZN-X) and Gold Fields (GFI-N, GOF-L) about US$346.5 million to start churning out gold at their Essakane gold property, in the West African nation of Burkina Fa…
Iberian buys Peruvian copper mine and secures $200 million to develop Aguas Tenidas
Vancouver – Iberian Minerals (IZN-V) took two steps towards its goal of becoming a mid-tier base metals producer …
More zinc at Back Forty (September 21, 2007)
Aquila Resources (AQA-T) continues to intersect long intervals of massive and stringer sulphides on its Back Forty …
Banros Twangiza North extension shows strength
Vancouver – The northern extension of the Twangiza deposit is returning strong gold grades for Banro Resources (BAA…
Yamana really wants Meridian
Yamana Gold (YRI-T, AUY-N, YAU-L) has extended and increased the cash in its bid to take over Meridian Gold (MNG-T,…
30% resource boost for Silvercorps Ying
Vancouver – Sixteen new veins at Silvercorp Metals (SVM-T) Ying property in Henan province, China, have boosted th…
SearchGold pulls strong gold intercept in Gabon
Vancouver – A long, strong gold intercept from its Bakoudou-Magnima project in Gabon, Africa, had SearchGold Resour…
Courts approve New West takeover (September 19, 2007)
Fronteer Development Group (FRG-T, FRG-X) and New West Gold (NWG-T) have obtained court approval for Fronteer’s tak…
Palmarejo expands Guadalupe resource
Palmarejo Silver and Gold (PJO-V) has roughly doubled the size of the mineral resource at the Guadalupe silver proj…