Colt picks up where the Romans left off
SITE VISIT Penedono, Portugal — On a windswept granite hillside dotted with scrub bushes near this historic town, you can still see marks left by the picks and chisels of…
Gold
Centerra agreement on hold
An investment agreement reached between Centerra Gold (CG-T, CAGDF-O) and the Kyrgyz government is on hold as the body needed to stamp its approval is no more.
Private investment for Clarence Stream (November 05, 2007)
A deal between Freewest Resources Canada (FWR-V, FWERF-O) and a private New Brunswick company, Rockport Mining, will put up to $7.5 million into the ground at the Clarence Stream and Otter Lake gold p…
Exmin pours gold at Moris
Vancouver — Exmin Resources (EXM-V, EXMFF-O) has officially entered the producer’s league following the first gold pour from its 30%-owned Moris mine in western Chihuahua state, Mexico.
Tyhee’s Nicholas Lake shows promise (November 05, 2007)
Tyhee Development (TDC-V, TYHJF-O) is one step closer to deciding whether it can mine its Nicholas Lake deposit, in the Yukon, as an open-pit resource, now that it has hit significant gold intersectio…
EcuaGold goes after Ecuadorian copper
EcuaGold Resources (EGR-V, ECAUF-O) says it will acquire a 100% interest in a 31-sq.-km parcel of land from a private owner in Bolivar province, 180 km southwest of Ecuador’s capital, Quito.
All positive for Mt. Milligan
Vancouver — A preliminary economic assessment of Terrane Metals’ (TRX-V, TRXOF-O) Mt. Milligan copper-gold project, in central B.C., paints a rosy picture of the large deposit’s potential.
Andina boosts Volcan gold resource (November 05, 2007)
Vancouver — Almost 15,000 metres of recent drilling has served to substantially increase the resource at Andina Minerals’ (ADM-V, ADMNF-O) Volcan project, in Chile’s Maricunga gold belt.
Tallying up Aripuana massive sulphides
Partners Votorantim Metais and Karmin Exploration (KAR-V, KRMEF-O) now have a mineral resource estimate for the Arex and Ambrex (Valley) massive sulphide deposits in northern Mato Grosso state, Brazil…
Plan B: Northgate pitches for Aussie miner
Vancouver — After a recent blow against its Kemess North copper-gold project in B.C., Northgate Minerals (NGX-T, NXG-X) has set its sights on buying Australian gold producer Perseverance Corp. (PSV-A…
Barrick bids for Arizona Star (November 05, 2007)
Don’t look now, but Barrick Gold (ABX-T, ABX-N) is going on a spending spree.
Editorial: US House tightens noose around miners’ necks
The biggest story during the week ended Oct. 27, the 43rd trading week of 2007, was the growing momentum in the U.S. House of Representatives for the passage of the pernicious Hardrock Mining and Recl…