Barrick, Japan Gold expand footprint on Hokkaido island
Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: GOLD) and Japan Gold (TSXV: JG) are expanding their footprint in the Asian country with the acquisition of the Kanehana project, which comprises 40 new…
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Troilus Gold launches new drill program in Quebec
Troilus Gold (TSX: TLG; US-OTC: SKREF) has initiated a 20,000-metre drill program at its flagship 1,073-sq.-km Troilus gold project in Quebec’s Frotet-Evans greenstone belt. The program is designed to upgrade…
Rockcliff drills Tower deposit in Manitoba
Recent drill results from Rockliff Metals’ (CSE: RCLF) wholly owned Tower property in central Manitoba have increased the strike length of the Tower deposit to 1,000 metres and hit mineralization…
Large-scale Zimbabwe platinum project clears key hurdle
Russian-Zimbabwean platinum venture Great Dyke Investments (GDI) has cleared an important hurdle to develop what it would be the African nation’s largest mine of the precious metal. GDI, 50% owned…
Great Bear starts metallurgical testing at Dixie
Great Bear Resources (TSXV: GBR; US-OTC: GTBAF) has retained B.C.-based Blue Coast Research to complete metallurgical test work and consulting for its Dixie gold project in Ontario’s Red Lake district….
Ecuador’s constitutional court allows referendums on new mining projects
Ecuador’s highest court has ruled that communities have the right to hold referendums on whether or not proposed large and medium-scale mines can move forward, but said the public can…
Eskay Mining drills near-surface VMS mineralization in BC
Eskay Mining (TSXV: ESK) has reported assay results for drill hole TV20-35, completed at the TV target within the Corey area in B.C.’s Golden Triangle, which hit 11 metres of…
US markets slip, Sept. 14-18
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.03% to finish the Sept. 14-18 trading week at 27,657.42 and the S&P 500 Index dropped by 0.84% to 3,319.47. Spot gold climbed US$8.80…
Wheaton Precious Metals plans London listing by year-end
Wheaton Precious Metals (TSX: WPM; NYSE: WPM), one of the world’s largest gold and silver streaming companies, plans to list on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) to boost exposure to…
TSX mixed, Sept. 14-18
The S&P/TSX Composite Index fell 0.15% to 16,198.97 during the Sept. 14-18 trading week. The S&P/TSX Global Mining Index rose 0.52% to 101.18, and the S&P/TSX Global Base Metals Index…
TSX Venture moves higher, Sept. 14-18
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index climbed 1.64% to finish the Sept. 14-18 trading week at 745.37. Spot gold closed the week at US$1,988.90 per oz., up US$8.80 per oz. or…
Callinex says Pine Bay could revitalise Flin Flon
The Flin Flon mining district, which straddles Manitoba and Saskatchewan, hosts Hudbay Minerals’ (TSX: HBM; NYSE: HBM) 777 mine. The underground mine, which has been producing base and precious metals…