Gran Colombia struggles with violence in Colombia
Vancouver – Several acts of violence in recent weeks have marred Gran Colombia Gold’s (GCM-T) grand plans in the South American country.
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Pacific North shares stay flat on assays, financing news
Pacific North West Capital (PFN-T) posted more assays from its ongoing $5-million drill program at its River Valley platinum-group metals (PGM) project in Sudbury, Ont.
Atacama gets more ground around Cerro Maricunga
Atacama Pacific Gold (ATM-V) is looking to expand its position in the dry lands of Chile. The company’s flagship property, the Cerro Maricunga Gold Project, sits in the country’s Maricunga mineral belt and is roughly 20-km south of Kinross…
Who knew…there was gold in Chapleau?
In the eleven years David Palmer has spent working in remote, infrastructure-challenged corners of northern Ontario and Quebec the geologist has never had the luxury of stepping out of his hotel and being on site within fifteen minutes. Until…
Facts ‘n’ figures: GFMS finds gold hedging back in fashion
The following is the summary portion of the report Global Hedge Book Analysis Q2-2011, which is produced by Thomson Reuters GFMS and available in full at www.gfms.co.uk.
Oyu Tolgoi investment agreement safe…for now
Less than two weeks after a group of twenty parliamentarians in Mongolia accused the government of breaking the law when it concluded an investment agreement (IA) on the Oyu Tolgoi project, Ivanhoe Mines (IVN-T, IVN-N) issued a joint statement…
Eight new mines to open in BC by 2015, but which ones are they?
B.C.’s new premier, Christy Clark, has unveiled a new jobs plan for the province that is long on rhetoric and short on details.
A Pick-3 from the Precious Metals Summit
While a host of juniors strutted their wares here at the Precious Metals Summit in mid-September, we recap the presentations of three companies that have a good chance of generating news in the coming months: Axmin (AXM-V), Malbex Resources…
Foundation, Alto tally Coldstream resource
Foundation Resources (FDN-V) and Alto Ventures (ATV-V) have released an initial compliant resource for their 60–40 split East Coldstream project in northwestern Ontario.
Precious Metals Summit stakes claim as a top junior destination
Think of a gold mining conference, and your mind probably goes to the annual, four-day Denver Gold Forum, which remains one of the year’s premier events of its kind.
Agnico’s Boyd has the answers
Investors in Agnico-Eagle Mines (AEM-T, AEM-N) have two things on their minds these days, said the company’s president and CEO Sean Boyd at the Denver Gold Forum in September.
Detour Gold to acquire Trade Winds
In a move to gain more flexibility exploring the Detour Lake camp, Detour Gold (DGC-T) has proposed a friendly takeover of Trade Winds Ventures (TWD-V) for $84 million.