Firstgold’s first gold pour may be its last
Firstgold (FGD-T) has defaulted on two loans and been forced to suspend crushing activity at its Relief Canyon heap…
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Russia: the last frontier?
Take one look at a map of the vast, largely untapped land mass that is Russia, and the country’s staggering mineral…
Kyrgyz government set to go from cruel to kind for Centerra
Some good news could be about to shine on Centerra Gold (CG-T) from the Kyrgyz Republic.
Freeport McMoRan’s first quarter revenue cut in half
Overall production was up and gold revenues from its Grasberg operations in Indonesia completely offset production …
UPDATE:Ups and downs of DRC mining
Miners with operations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) continue to be at the mercy of a market that h…
Canadian Gold Hunter and Suramina merging
Vancouver – Two Lundin Group companies, Canadian Gold Hunter (CGH-V) and Suramina Resources (SAX-V), are official…
ATW Pours Gold At Burnakura
VANCOUVER — ATW Gold (ATW-V) has poured the first gold at its new underground Burnakura gold mine in Western Australia.
Fronteer Posts Drill Results From Sandman
As part of its US$5-million work-program commitment on Fronteer Development Group’s (FRG-T, FRG-X) Sandman project, a subsidiary of Newmont Mining (NMC-T, NEM-N) has drilled 30 holes so far this year …
Helio Raising $5.3M For Tanzanian Drilling
VANCOUVER — A cashing-up Helio Resource (HRC-V, HELOF-O) is tentatively planning a 20,000-metre drill program at its SMP gold project in the Lupa Goldfields of Tanzania, says the company’s CEO, Richa…
Dynasty Readies Zuruma Plant
Dynasty Metals & Mining (DMM-T, DMMIF-O) has started commissioning its gold processing plant at Zaruma in southwestern Ecuador.
Rusoro Denied Appeal In Blocked Bid For Gold Reserve
VANCOUVER — The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has denied Rusoro Mining (RML-V, RMLFF-O) permission to appeal an injunction blocking its hostile takeover bid for Gold Reserve (GRZ-T, GRZ-X), handi…
Proposed ETFs Juice PGM Market
Dovetailing with the recent rebound in base metals, platinum and palladium prices posted six-month highs during the holiday-shortened, fourteenth trading week of the year. Since New Year’s Eve, platin…