Trade Winds completes winter-spring drill program
Drilling at Trade Winds Ventures’ (TWD-V) Block A project in northeastern Ontario, a 50-50 joint-venture with Detour Gold (DGC-T), has returned strong intercepts.
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Ghana’s newest gold producer
After 11 months of construction, the Nzema gold project has moved into commercial production and Adamus Resources (ADU-V, ADU-A) is confident the new open-pit mine in southwestern Ghana will be able to turn out 100,000 ounces of gold in its…
Colossus’ best-ever intercept
Colossus Minerals (CSI-T) has cut a monster intercept from its 75%-owned Serra Pelada polymetallic project in Brazil’s Para state.
Belo Sun adds lustre to Volta Grande (May 09, 2011)
Belo Sun (BSX-V) is beefing up resources at its Volta Grande gold project in Brazil’s Para state, with plans of completing a feasibility study by year-end.
Creso eyes $43M JV with Hunter Dickinson
After completing more than 10,300 metres of drilling in the past year at its Shining Tree gold project in northeastern Ontario, Montreal-based Creso Exploration (CXT-V) has signed a preliminary joint venture (JV) agreement with the well-known…
Banro, China Gold to team up in the DRC
Just days after saying that a document regarding a possible takeover was a fake, Banro (BAA-T, BAA-X) has announced that it will team up with a Chinese major.
Semafo says it’s business as usual in Burkina Faso
Montreal-based Semafo (SMF-T) says operations at its flagship Mana gold mine in Burkina Faso have not suffered any disruptions as a result of recent military unrest across the country. In April, soldiers in several small towns and the capital…
Roxgold hits more high-grade gold at Yaramoko
Starting at a depth of 6 metres, Roxgold (ROG-V) drilled 20 metres of 28.61 grams gold per tonne at the Bagassi Central target of its Yaramoko gold project in Burkina Faso. Further downhole, starting at 38 metres, a separate 11-metre…
Silvore Fox attracts Chinese investor
A Chinese group that invested heavily in Tanzania-focused gold explorer Canaco Resources (CAN-V) just before Canaco discovered the Handeni gold deposit has added to its large interest in Nova Scotia explorer Silvore Fox Minerals (SFX-V).
Premier updates Hardrock
After two years of exploration, measured and indicated resources have jumped by 269% to 2.5 million oz. at Premier Gold Mines’ (PG-T) 70%-owned Hardrock gold project near Geraldton in northwestern Ontario. Inferred resources have grown by…
Peruvian tailings issues hurt Century
Peru’s Ministry of Mines has allowed Century Mining (CMM-V) to resume milling and processing operations at its San Juan gold mine after the ministry completed an evaluation of the mine’s tailings dams. The company has yet to downgrade its gold…
Extorre finds high-grade zone at Cerro Morro
A new high-grade discovery at Extorre Gold Mines’ (XG-T, XG-X) Cerro Morro gold project in southern Argentina has propelled its share price to an all-time high.