Brixton cuts mega-intercept at Thorn in BC
Brixton Metals (BBB-V) has pulled a whopper of an intercept from the Thorn project in northwest B.C., hitting 95 metres grading 904 grams per tonne silver equivalent from near surface.
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Three companies better than one for Western Copper family
Convinced its portfolio of projects weren’t being adequately appreciated in the market, Yukon-focused Western Copper last year spun out everything but its flagship Casino project into two new companies.
Randy Turner’s Independence Gold advancing 19 properties in B.C., Yukon
With $15 million in the till, newly listed Independence Gold (IGO-V) is looking to recreate past success in B.C. and the Yukon while searching for gold and silver. The company was spun out of Randy Turner’s former Silver Quest Resources on Dec….
Lupaka gains 100% ownership of Crucero
Lupaka Gold (LPK-T) now indirectly owns 100% of the Crucero gold project in Peru, after buying the remaining 40% stake of a subsidiary that held the deposit for US$9.2 million in cash and stock.
Entourage gets first sniff of high-grade gold near Hemlo
Entourage Metals (EMT-V) has added a second drill rig to its Black Raven gold prospect in the Schreiber-Hemlo greenstone belt of Northern Ontario following encouraging first-pass drill results.
Brilliant Resources looks to shine in Equatorial Guinea
Vancouver – There are few countries in the world without active mineral exploration, but before Brilliant Resources (BLT-V) showed up Equatorial Guinea was one of them.
Credit crunch no problem for Quartermain’s Pretium
Robert Quartermain’s Pretium Resources (PVG-T, PVG-N) has started the new year with a bang, announcing plans on Jan. 19 to raise $18.5-million in flow-through funds at $18.50 a share. The bought-deal financing led by Salman Partners represents…
First resource for Northern Freegold’s Revenue deposit at 3.7M gold equivalent ounces
Vancouver – Northern Freegold Resources (NFR-V) has added significantly to the overall resources at its Freegold Mountain project in Yukon thanks to an initial resource on its Revenue deposit.
Ivanhoe drops the poison pill and secures financing
Rio Tinto (RIO-N, RIO-L) is moving ever closer to increasing its stake in Oyu Tolgoi through Ivanhoe Mines’ (IVN-T, IVN-N) equity. After winning a court ruling in late December of last year the sting was removed from Ivanhoe’s shareholders…
Exeter completes Caspiche prefeasibility
The Caspiche project in northern Chile’s Maricunga gold district has a pre-tax net present value at a 5% discount rate of US$2.8 billion and a pre-tax internal rate of return of 11.5%, according to Exeter Resource’s (XRC-T, XRA-X)…
Gold to hit US$2,000 before ending decade-long rally in 2013: GFMS
London, U.K. – A report by Thomson Reuters and metals analyst firm GFMS predicts the price of gold will rally to all-time highs in late 2012 before reaching the closing stages of its decade-long bull run sometime in 2013.
Kinross tumbles as it scrambles to cut costs
Kinross Gold’s shares fell 20% a day after the company said it’s reviewing its three growth projects to improve “capital allocation, project sequencing and investment returns.”