Victory Gold hits the right spot
In the gold mining game some juniors go off to look for the next big elephant in far flung places that have seen nary a drill collar… while others take a more conservative approach.
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Jaguar Mining licks its wounds after tough quarter
Vancouver — Referred to by its chairman as a ‘challenging year’, Jaguar Mining’s (JAG-T) saw costs rise and profits fall in 2011 despite an increase in gold production and the price of gold.
Volta, Riverstone striking gold in Burkina Faso
Vancouver — Toronto-based Volta Resources (VTR-T) and Vancouver-based Riverstone Resources (RVS-T) are separately hunting for gold in the small West African country of Burkina Faso.
Skyline scours the Golden Triangle
Skyline Gold (SK-V) is hunting for high-grade gold in the Golden Triangle in northwest British Columbia at its Iskut property, with hopes of striking it big.
Magellan grows Coringa in Brazil
Magellan Minerals (MNM-V, MAGNF-O) has bulked up its resources at its Coringa project in Brazil’s Para State.
Land deal paves the way for Torex
Torex Gold Resources’ (TXG-T) work on the community relations side of the mining business is bearing fruit.
African Gold Group extends mineralization at Kobada
Northern step out holes drilled at the Kobada gold project in southern Mali will have a positive impact on a revised resource estimate due later this year, African Gold Group (AGG-V) says.
Calvista carves out piece of rich Colombia gold district
Vancouver — Clutching a few small blocks of property in what is probably Colombia’s most famous gold mining district, Calvista Gold (CVZ-V) is having little trouble hitting gold.
Sandstorm a rising star in commodity-stream financing
Vancouver — Sandstorm Gold (SSL-T) is not an exploration or operational mining outfit. The company is not interested in spending equity capital on surface exploration, drill programs or environmental-impact studies. Instead, Sandstorm…
Aureus making history in Liberia with New Liberty
Vancouver — Aureus Mining (AUE-T, AUE-L) is taking big steps towards kick-starting development at its 100%-owned New Liberty gold project 90-km northwest of Monrovia, Liberia.
Columbus grows Paul Isnard
The latest results from Columbus Gold’s (CGT-V) Paul Isnard gold project in French Guiana have the company thinking big.
McEwen charms investors at PDAC
“Gold is money. If you don’t have gold, you better get some,” says Rob McEwen, chairman and CEO of McEwen Mining (MAQ-T, MUX-N), in a corporate presentation at the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada’s…