Wealthy opponents target Northern Dynasty
Vancouver – Northern Dynasty Minerals (NDM-V, NAK-X) says well-funded opponents are lining up against its plans to …
Gold
Crew looks for savings from Newfoundland plant
Savings should be coming to Crew Gold (CRU-T, CRUG.PK-O) quicker than anticipated as refurbishments at its Nugget P…
Q-Gold adds to gold properties in Mine Centre
Q-Gold (QAU-V) is trying to boost its portfolio of historic gold properties in Mine Centre, between Fort Francis an…
Noront plans underground sampling at Windfall
In a bid to get better information about the morphology and grade of the Windfall gold deposit in Urban Twp., north…
Asia Now starts drilling at Habo project in China
With the close of southern China’s rainy season, Asia Now Resources (NOW-V) has begun a 1,000-metre drill program a…
News Roundup — Latin America
Skeena cuts higher grades at El Corazon
Glencairn works to get Nicaraguan gold projects on track
SITE VISIT Managua, Nicaragua — Toronto-based Glencairn Gold (GGG-T, GLE-X) has been growing recently, supplementing its original gold producer — the Limon mine in Nicaragua — with the La Libertad…
Metallica in $30M bought deal
Vancouver — Metallica Resources (MR-T, MRB-X) has arranged a $30-million bought-deal financing that will allow it to continue development of its Cerro San Pedro gold-silver project in Mexico, as well…
Bema execs asked for documents in Verde dispute
Vancouver — Bema Gold (BGO-T, BGO-N, BAU-L) CEO Clive Johnson and vice-president Dennis Stansbury have been asked to testify in a dispute between a U.S. insurance firm and the company that was contra…
Resource up at Young-Davidson (January 01, 2007)
Resources at the Young-Davidson gold project near Matachewan, Ont., have grown substantially in a new estimate commissioned by Northgate Minerals (NGX-T, NXG-X).
Teck Cominco sinks US$25M into Nautilus
Vancouver — Nautilus Minerals (NUS-V, NUSMF-O) has secured another major mining company financing, with Teck Cominco (TCK.B-T, TCK-N) putting US$25 million into the seafloor mineral explorer as part …
Editorial: Our 2006 Mining Person of the Year: Robert Friedland
The world’s top athletes, scholars, artists and gurus all talk one way or another about the importance of finding and then living in that narrow zone that exists at the very limits of your intellect a…