Gold isn’t all that glitters
While investors buzz about the possibility of gold breaking the US$1,000 per oz. plateau in the coming year, Patricia Mohr, vice-president of industry and commodity research at Scotiabank, says the ho…
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WGC predicts stronger gold
With the 1980 record gold price of US$850 per oz. within sight once again, high demand and tight supply of the yellow metal have the World Gold Council predicting a new price floor, making gold’s futu…
Editorial: Galore Creek blues
The week ended Nov. 30, the 48th week of 2007, saw British Columbia’s mining sector rattled by bombshell news that NovaGold Resources and Teck Cominco are mothballing development of their Galore Creek…
Bema Gold management returns to market with B2Gold
Vancouver – The former management team from Bema Gold is back with a new company that has one of the biggest explor…
Chinese suitors offer $13.75 a share for Northern Peru
Vancouver – In a deal valued at $455 million, Northern Peru Copper (NOC-V) is being bought out by China Minmetals a…
Skygold and Wildrose plan to merge
Vancouver – Joint venture partners no more: Skygold Ventures (SKV-V) and Wildrose Resources (WRS-V) have decided to…
First Majestic finding promise in old Mexican mines (December 04, 2007)
Vancouver – Initial drill results from First Majestic Silver’s (FR-V) Chalchihuites group of properties in Zacateca…
Goldcorp to build Penasquito bigger, sooner
Vancouver – Goldcorp (G-T, GG-N) is expanding the Penasquito mine in Mexico before it’s even built, announcing a pl…
Gold World sues former partners, starts anew in China (December 04, 2007)
Gold World Resources (GDW-V, GLWDF-O) is picking up the pieces of its China strategy and has signed a new joint-ven…
Gabriel scales back at Rosia Montana
The fallout from the Romanian government’s suspension of the environmental impact assessment for Gabriel Resources …
Marathon’s resource grows
An updated in-pit resource estimate has boosted Marathon PGM’s (MAR-T,MRPGF-O) total resource at its palladium-gold…
Sun sets on Galore…for now
Vancouver — Just six months after NovaGold Resources (NG-T, NG-X) brought on Teck Cominco (TCK.B-T, TCK-N) as a partner to build a mine at its Galore Creek copper-gold deposit in northwestern B.C., t…