Andean drills high-grade oreshoot at Cerro Negro
Andean Resources (AND-T, AND-A) has found its Cerro Negro project in southern Argentina contains more than meets the eye.
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Golden Queen waiting on California permits
Golden Queen Mining (GQM-T, GQMNF-O) has completed a new feasibility study for its Soledad Mountain gold-silver project in southern California, but the company won’t know for a while if it can move fo…
Locals still skeptical of Rock Creek
An allegation that NovaGold Resources’ (NG-T) Rock Creek gold project near Nome, Alaska, violated two environmental…
Gold miners lifted by record prices
After surpassing its 1980 record high of US$850 per oz. on the first and second trading days of the year, the soari…
Roxmark’s big plans for Northern Empire gold mine
With visions of production by year-end, Roxmark Mines (RMK-V) is moving the Northern Empire gold mine in Beardmore,…
Gold-Ore looking to make the grade at Bjorkdal
SKELLEFTEA, SWEDEN — The Skelleftea belt is best known as a base metal camp, the home of Boliden (BLS-T). But like…
Thor shows promise for Taranis
Vancouver – Finnish explorer Taranis Resources (TRO-V) is proving up the potential of its Canadian venture, releasi…
Fortress plans to up Svetloye interest to 80%
Mineralization now stretches 100 metres farther at Fortress Minerals’ (FST-V) Elena prospect on its 51%-owned Svetl…
Digging into China’s vast, untapped, interior
SITE VISIT Xinhuru, Inner Mongolia, China — In the summer months, the sparse grasslands in this remote corner of China’s enormous Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region are used primarily by locals…
Tips for gold seekers in China (December 31, 2007)
Beijing, China — China’s mining history may stretch back 3,000 years, but when it comes to gold, the country has yet to find many world-class gold deposits.
Cross Lake’s QR gold mine in full production
Vancouver — Production is finally in full swing at Cross Lake Minerals’ (CRN-T, CRNKF-O) QR gold mine, near Quesnel, B.C.
Editorial: Boyd and Scherkus build Agnico-Eagle into powerhouse
No company better embodies the spirit of Canada’s plucky gold mining sector today than Toronto-based Agnico-Eagle Mines, with its technical competence, unshakeable faith in gold, independent streak, a…