Strait Gold expands grassroots exploration in Peru (June 02, 2008)
Hoping to one day fill a void left by major companies, Peru-focused Strait Gold (SRD-V, SAIDF-O) has grown from one to four early-stage projects since going public in fall 2006.
Gold
Kinross produces first gold at Kupol in Russia’s far north
Kinross Gold (K-T, KGC-N) has produced the first gold-silver dore from its low-cost Kupol mine north of the Arctic …
Eldorado bid for Frontier puts spotlight on Perama Hill gold project
VANCOUVER — The board of Frontier Pacific Mining (FRP-V) is recommending that shareholders reject an unsolicited t…
B2Gold off to a solid start at Quebradona
B2Gold’s (BTO-V) first set of drill results from its Quebradona joint venture property in Colombia have confirmed g…
First Metals moves on Magusi development
First Metals (FMA-T) has just received permission to develop an underground access ramp to extract a 50,000 tonne b…
Goldcorp agrees to loan for Mt. Milligan project
Majority shareholder Goldcorp (G-T, GG-N) has agreed to guarantee Terrane Metals (TRX-V) a credit facility of up t…
Avino plans bulk sample for Mexican mine
Louis Wolfin, the founder of Avino Silver & Gold Mines (ASM-V), was at a cocktail reception in Beverly Hills, chatt…
Great Panther cuts deep high-grade at Guanajuato
VANCOUVER –A few weeks before a ceremony to celebrate the reopening of the Guanajuato mine in central Mexico, Great Panther Resources (GPR-T, GPRLF-O) released another set of high-grade drill results…
Farallon hits new highgrade near decline
VANCOUVER — The sun is shining on Farallon Resources (FAN-T, FRLLF-O). The company is just a few months shy of production at Campo Morado, in Mexico, and now drills have hit a new high-grade zone clo…
La Mancha sees rise in production, costs
While gold production is on the rise for La Mancha Resources (LMA-T, LACHF-O), so, too, are its costs, and its recent first-quarter results were unable to generate positive momentum on the market.
Editor’s Picks: Top Stories of Week 20
The week ended May 17, the twentieth trading week of 2008, was punctuated by a massive earthquake in China’s Sichuan province that killed at least 40,000 people, left millions homeless and damaged muc…
Reed Lake still holds promise for VMS Ventures
VANCOUVER — Though the initial excitement over VMS Ventures’ (VMS-V, VMSTF-O) Reed Lake discovery in Manitoba has died down, the project continues to produce significant results.