Hawthorne looks for new flagship
Hawthorne Gold (HGC-V) and Cusac Gold Mines (CQC-V, CUSIF-N) have agreed to merge the two companies into one, bigge…
Gold
Maximus confirms gold and silver-rich zone at Hope Bay, Nunavut
Results from its 2007 drilling program in the Hope Bay gold belt of Nunavut have yielded significant gold and silve…
Full Metal expands 40 Mile deposits
Full Metal Minerals (FMM-V) is finally receiving the last of its 2007 drill assays from its 40 Mile property in eas…
Centerra Gold inches toward an investment agreement in Mongolia
Centerra Gold (CG-T) has officially registered its Gatsuurt ore reserves with Mongolia’s National Registry of Miner…
European Minerals pours its first gold in Kazakhstan
Almost 72 years after a female Russian geologist travelling in a small boat along the Ayat River first discovered g…
Tips for gold seekers in China (December 25, 2007)
China’s mining history may stretch back 3,000 years, but when it comes to gold, the country has yet to find many wo…
TNM’s 2007 mining persons of the year: Agnico-Eagle’s Boyd and Scherkus
No company better embodies the spirit of Canada’s plucky gold mining sector today than Toronto-based Agnico-Eagle M…
Lihir Gold restoring operations at Ballarat mine (December 24, 2007)
Vancouver — Following a recent rock fall at its Ballarat mine in Australia’s Victoria state, Lihir Gold (LGG-T, LIHR-Q, LGL-A) is moving to re-establish underground development operations.
Gold World sues former partners, starts anew in China (December 24, 2007)
Gold World Resources (GDW-V) is picking up the pieces of its China strategy and has signed a new joint-venture contract on a silver-gold property in Hebei province.
Kootenay Gold climbs on Promontorio drill results (December 24, 2007)
Vancouver — Kootenay Gold’s (KTN-V, KOOYF-O) share price shot up after news that the company hit significant precious and base metal mineralization in 20 of 22 holes drilled at its flagship Promontor…
Silvercorp to build new mill at Ying
After a spending spree this year during which Silvercorp Metals (SVM-T, SVMFF-O) acquired three new properties within 15 km of its Ying silver camp, the company has started to build a 2,000-tonne-per-…
Goldcorp building Penasquito bigger, sooner
Vancouver — Goldcorp (G-T, GG-N) is expanding the Penasquito mine in Mexico before it’s even built, announcing a plan to increase mill throughput by 30% and accelerate the project development schedul…