Brazilian Gold gets first resource at Boa Vista
It didn’t take long for Brazilian Gold (BGC-V) to get a resource on its recently discovered VG1 deposit in Brazil.
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HudBay inks deal with Silver Wheaton
Construction of the $1.5 billion Constancia copper mine in southern Peru is a go and HudBay Minerals (HBM-T, HBM-N) has signed a streaming agreement with Silver Wheaton (SLW-T) to help foot the bill.
Northern Tiger reawakens Sleeping Giant
VANCOUVER — Northern Tiger Resources (NTR-V) has renewed interest in the Sleeping Giant zone at 3Ace project in southeast Yukon with some encouraging sampling results.
Endeavour bids for Avion
Endeavour Mining (EDV-T) plans to buy Avion Gold (AVR-T) in a $389-million deal to consolidate its position in West Africa and grow its expected gold production for 2012 by 50%.
Roxgold rushes initial resource at Yaramoko
VANCOUVER — Vancouver-based explorer Roxgold (ROG-V) continues to advance its Yaramoko gold project in Burkina Faso, West Africa, despite lingering questions stemming from an unresolved proxy battle with a group of prominent shareholders….
Touchstone Gold and Atlantis Gold Mines to merge
Touchstone Gold (TGL-L) and Atlantis Gold Mines are combining their assets in Colombia to create a new gold exploration and development company that consolidates neighbouring assets in a region with a history of high-grade gold…
Barrick suffers setbacks, cost hikes, output revisions
Barrick Gold (ABX-T, ABX-N) packed its much-anticipated second-quarter financials with quite a few punches, causing analysts to cut their price targets.While the world’s largest gold producer had previously said that second-quarter…
Seabridge stays hopeful at Courageous Lake
A new preliminary feasibility study (PFS) on Seabridge Gold’s (SEA-T, SA-X) Courageous Lake gold project in the Northwest Territories suggests the project is viable at current gold prices, and more work needs to be done to lift its…
Agnico mines humming along
The message out of Agnico-Eagle Mines’ (AEM-T, AEM-N) headquarters after the second quarter is one of stability and efficiency.The company says the first half of the year was all about optimizing its five mines, and with the process…
Juniors get creative as cash dwindles
Juniors mining companies have been struggling for months to raise capital, and with coffers running low, they are resorting to all sorts of methods to conserve what cash they have.Exploration budgets are being slashed and secondary projects set…
Spanish Mountain aims for improved project economics
Vancouver-based explorer Spanish Mountain Gold (SPA-V) is on track to release updated economics for its Spanish Mountain gold project 70 km northeast of Williams Lake, B.C., by October. The company pushed back the date on its pre-feasibility…
Canamex soars 290% on high-grade hit
Canamex Resources’ (CSQ-V) shares soared to new heights after the company released the best hole to date from its Bruner gold-silver project in central Nevada. On July 18 the junior reported the monstrous hole returned 118…