Helio high on southern Tanzania
Helio Resource Corp. (HRC-V) continues to show that Tanzania has plenty of gold potential further south than most Western investors would have it.
Gold
Goldcorp falls short of production targets, again
Before Goldcorp (G-T, GG-N) began commercial production at its expanded Red Lake gold mine on Jan. 1, 2001, the company was a 100,000-oz.-a-year mid-tier gold producer struggling to become a top senior gold miner. But by the end of the year,…
Auracle shares pop 51% before drill results
Shares of new Vancouver-based gold explorer Auracle Resources (AAL-V) spiked 51% last week to 46¢ apiece before the release of assay results from the company’s first round of drilling at its Mexican Hat gold property in Arizona.
South American Silver sizes up Escalones
South American Silver (SAC-T) has released a first resource estimate on its wholly owned Escalones copper-gold-silver project in Central Chile.
McLean’s Transition to gold
When Scott McLean packed up and left Xstrata (XTA-L) after a long and fruitful career with Falconbridge, he knew exactly what he wanted to do with his time: find another world-class mine.
Luxor turns Crocodile hunter
Luxor Capital Group, a New York-based investment company, has launched a partial bid for Crocodile Gold (CRK-T), which operates gold mines in Australia.
Welsh gold: The ‘rarest gold in the world’
If you’re ever looking for expensive gold jewellery – not just any old gold jewellery, mind you, but with gold of such fine quality and such rarity as befits a royal family – you might want to consider having it made of Welsh gold.
Gold-Ore and Astur Gold to merge
Vancouver-based juniors Gold-Ore Resources (GOZ-T) and Astur Gold (AST-V) are joining forces to form a single, European-focused company with a producing gold mine and another gold project with upside.
Avion triples Hounde resource to 1.6M oz. gold
In less than two years, Avion Gold (AVR-T) has turned a group of early stage mineral concessions in Burkina Faso into a 1.6-million-oz. gold project, with management convinced of its potential for growth.
Yukon-Nevada adds ounces at Jerritt
Vancouver – Yukon-Nevada Gold (YNG-T) has added roughly 429,000 oz. gold to the resource at its Jerritt Canyon project in Nevada with a resource update.
Smash Minerals and Prosperity Goldfields to merge
When Adrian Fleming, co-founder of the wildly successful Underworld Resources, listened to a presentation at his Vancouver office in November last year from Prosperity Goldfields’ (PPG-V) chief geologist Quinton Hennigh about a prospect in…
Brixton cuts mega-intercept in BC
Vancouver – Brixton Metals (BBB-V) has pulled a whopper of an intercept from the Thorn project in northwest British Columbia, hitting 95 metres grading 904 grams per tonne silver equivalent from near surface.