Bjorkdal grows 50%
The overall resource at Gold-Ore Resources’ (GOZ-T) Bjorkdal gold mine in Sweden has grown by more than 50% from the previous estimate reported last March.
Gold
Sunridge gets results
Sunridge Gold (SGC-T) has released assays from the first four of 35 holes drilled to define the Debarwa copper-gold-zinc VMS (volcanogenic massive sulphide) deposit at its Asmara project in Eritrea.
Shanta Gold makes headway in Tanzania (February 07, 2011)
Junior Shanta Gold (SHG-L) wants to make the leap from explorer to gold producer within two years. On Jan. 25, Shanta said it is on track to complete a detailed feasibility study by the end of June on its Singida gold project in central…
Nautilus secures deep-sea mining lease (February 07, 2011)
A pioneering deep-sea mining operation is a big step closer to reality after the Papua New Guinea (PNG) government granted a mining lease to Nautilus Minerals (NUS-T, NUS-L) for its Solwara 1 copper-gold project in the Bismarck Sea.
Paramount expands San Francisco
The final assays results from the remaining 28 holes completed during the 2010 drill program on Paramount Gold and Silver’s (PZG-T, PZG-X) San Miguel project in Mexico continue to confirm the potential for near-surface, bulk-tonnage…
Joe Conway’s Primero has big plans for San Dimas
Before he stepped down a year ago as president and chief executive of Iamgold (IMG-T, IAG-N), Joseph Conway successfully transformed the company from a $50-million joint-venture player to a $6-billion leading intermediate gold producer. Now the…
First Quantum to expand Kansanshi
Already one of the largest copper-producing companies, First Quantum Minerals’ (FM-T, FQM-L) plan to expand production capacity in Zambia at its Kansanshi copper-gold mine by 60% to about 400,000 tonnes of copper per year by 2015 and advance…
Aldridge likes what it sees at PNG discovery
When Aldridge Minerals (AGM-V) acquired a 450-sq.-km licence in Papua New Guinea (PNG) in February 2009, it fielded three requests from majors to joint-venture the property even before any samples were taken.
Newstrike cuts long gold hit in Mexico
Vancouver – The first set of drill results from Newstrike Capital’s (NES-V) exploration and twinning program on its Ana Paula gold project in southern Mexico returned several significant gold intercepts including a long stand-out.
Midway positioning Pan for production
Eureka, Nevada – Using the Pan gold project in Nevada as a springboard, Midway Gold’s (MDW-V, MDW-X) President and Chief Operating Officer Kenneth Brunk is intent on transforming the company into a producer. He is confident that this year’s…
Will election results usher in a new era of prosperity for CAR?
The results from the election in the Central African Republic are in and President Bozize has held on to office by a wide margin of victory. Despite Bozize’s election success, however, it is difficult to get a grasp on where the troubled…
Sunridge hits more high-grade copper-gold in Eritrea
Vancouver -Sunridge Gold (SGC-V) has released its second round of drill results in two weeks, with more significant gold-copper-silver hits at its Asmara project in Eritrea.