Heading south
Vancouver — A bombshell statement that Southwestern Resources (SWG-T, SWGGF-O) has retracted assay results from its flagship Boka gold project, in China, following the discovery of deficiencies in qu…
Newmont Mining Corporation
Newmont settles in Uzbekistan
Newmont Mining (NMC-T, NEM-N) has settled with the Uzbek government over its 50%-stake in the Zarafshan heap-leach …
No big lift for Atna (July 23, 2007)
Not even a 50% increase in resources at its Pinson gold property, in Nevada, could give Atna Resources (ATN-T, ATNAF-O) a substantial lift on the market.
Carpathian triumphs in Romania
SITE VISIT Timisoara, Romania — When most miners and investors ponder the topic of gold in Romania, the first thought that comes to mind is the environmental hysteria that has…
Newmont to turn royalties into cash (July 16, 2007)
Newmont Mining (NEM-N, NMC-T) will discontinue its Merchant Banking Portfolio, the royalties and shareholdings it inherited in its 2002 takeover of Franco Nevada Mining.
Roca lines up $13-million to advance moly mine
Vancouver – In a move to bolster the treasury as its Max molybdenum mine nears production, Roca Mines (ROK-V, ROCAF…
No big lift for Atna (July 11, 2007)
Not even a 50% increase in resources could give Atna Resources (ATN-T) a substantial lift on the market. The comp…
Aquiline keeps hitting high-grade silver at Navidad (July 02, 2007)
Vancouver — Aquiline Resources (AQI-T, AQLNF-O) is riding a wave of good news. Two weeks after the British Columbia Court of Appeal upheld the decision awarding it ownership of the desirable Navidad …
Giustra gives US$100M to charity
Vancouver — Vancouver entrepreneur Frank Giustra has spent three decades in the mining and finance sectors. He’s raised multiple millions of dollars for up and coming companies, and certainly earned …
Southwestern’s travails at Boka
Vancouver — The day after Southwestern Resources (SWG-T, SWGGF-O) announced a 6-month delay for the Boka gold project prefeasibility study in mid-June, the company’s co-founder, president and CEO Joh…
IMA’s Navidad appeal dismissed; Aquiline pleased
Most likely once and for all, the highly desirable Navidad silver deposit in Argentina belongs to Toronto-based jun…
Canadians Tussle Over Peruvian Property
Century Mining president and CEO (CMM-V, CMNZF-O) Margaret Kent believes her company will build a gold mine at the contentious Shahuindo property in Peru. But first, Century will have to win a long-fe…