Extorre hits new high-grade zone at Cerro Morro
Vancouver – A new high-grade discovery at Extorre Gold Mines’ (XG-T, XG-X) Cerro Morro project in southern Argentina has propelled its share price to an all-time high.
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Rumors propel Banro shares
Banro (BAA-T, BAA-X) says it was nothing more than a rumor but whatever its merit an unspecified document sent the company’s shares surging over a three-day period. While the company would offer no direct information as to the nature of the…
Semafo says it’s business as usual in Burkina Faso as military revolts
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. Over the past few days, packs of soldiers in several small…
Murenbeeld debunks gold myths (April 18, 2011)
One of the gold community’s most trusted economist, Martin Murenbeeld, made a stop in Toronto on April 4 to dispel what he says, are some of the looming myths around gold prices.
Premier Gold emerges in Nevada (April 18, 2011)
When investors think of gold plays in Nevada they typically don’t think of Premier Gold Mines (PG-T), a company best known for its gold projects in Ontario.
Balmoral hits high grades at Martiniere
Vancouver – Balmoral Resources (BAR-V) has followed up an encouraging March gold hit from its Martiniere project in Quebec with a second rich intercept.
Greystar shuffles management to appease unhappy investors
Vancouver – After being forced back to the drawing board last month in the face of major environmental opposition to its proposed heap-leach open-pit Angostura gold mine in Colombia, Vancouver-based Greystar Resources (gsl-t, gsl-l) has agreed…
Gold Fields and Iamgold finally cut deal on Tarkwa
Gold Fields (GFI-N, GFI-J) wants as much control over its key mining assets as it can get, and with an eye towards that end the company is buying out Iamgold (IMG-T, IAG-N) from a project in Ghana. Gold Fields announced it has a deal in place…
NSGold enters Mexico property deal
Vancouver – Launching only last autumn as a Nova Scotia-focused gold play, NSGold (NSX-V) has now entered into a definitive option agreement for 100% of the Dios Padre silver property in Mexico’s Sonora State.
Northgate plans first gold pour in Q1 2012 at Young-Davidson
Northgate Minerals (NGX-T, NXG-X) will pour its first gold at its 100%-owned Young-Davidson mine late in the first quarter of 2012.
Fortuna Silver increases reserves, earnings
Vancouver – Fortuna Silver Mines (FVI-T) has added significant tonnage to its overall resource holdings with extensive exploration planned for the year ahead.
Ursa Major Minerals hits milestones
Since resuming mining a year ago from the West pit at its Shakespeare nickel-copper-PGM mine, which was closed in 2008 due to weak metal prices, Ursa Major Minerals (UMJ-T) has regained its momentum.