NovaGold, Barrick to split Donlin 50/50
Vancouver — After long legal disputes and lots of nasty words, NovaGold Resources (NG-T, NG-X) and Barrick Gold (ABX-T, ABX-N) have decided to bury the hatchet and work together to advance the large-…
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New Gold gets permit for New Afton
Vancouver — New Gold (NGD-T, NGD-X) has been busy lately, picking up a signed mine permit for its New Afton copper-gold project and signing two letters of intent with nearby claimholder Abacus Mining…
Niblack Goes Underground to Decode Vms Showings
SITE VISIT Ketchikan, Alaska — The float plane skims along the water, delivering visitors to the rugged shores of Prince of Wales Island. Steep, thickly forested hills rise up out…
Mantle hits zinc in Akie stepout
Vancouver — Stepout drilling by Mantle Resources (MTS-V, MTSZF-O) on its Akie zinc project, in northeastern B.C., hints at the expansion potential of the Main Cardiac Creek zone.
Explorator Keen to Drill Chilean Property
Explorator Resources (EXO-V, EXRAF-O) is about to begin exploration on the newly acquired Venus block on its 11-sq.-km El Espino-Venus project in Chile, where nine small copper-gold mines are in opera…
Investment Dollars Flow Into Mexico
Monterrey, Mexico — Mexico’s long-neglected mineral reserves are set to get a historic boost over the next few years with record levels of mining investment, making Mexico the world’s number two dest…
Virgin Wants to Start Small at Los Verdes
With a resource calculation in hand and plans for a feasibility study, Virgin Metals (VGM-T, VGMTF-O) is looking to move along its Los Verdes copper-molybdenum project on the eastern boundary of Sonor…
Explorator keen to drill alongside small Chilean gold mines
Explorator Resources (EXO-V) is about to begin exploration on the newly acquired Venus block of its 11-sq. km El Es…
Mansfield, Antares Pumped on Rio Grande Potential
SITE VISIT Salta province, Argentina — Based on the sheer size of the mineralized system, joint-venture partners Mansfield Minerals (MDR-V, MFMNF-O) and Antares Minerals (ANM-V, ANMFF-O) are keen on the…
Mansfield, Antares pumped on Rio Grande potential
Salta province, Argentina — Based on the sheer size of the mineralized system, joint-venture partners Mansfield Mi…
Editorial: Credit Crunch Cramps Miners’ Style
Mining companies and investors spent much of the week ended Aug. 25, the 35th trading week of 2007, licking their wounds and laying low after the previous week’s bloodletting on the world markets, whi…
Teck Cominco and the Big Payout
Kalgoorlie, Western Australia — Executives of Teck Cominco (TCK.B-T, TCK-N) virtually sat on the doorstep of Rudi Gomez’s suburban residence in Adelaide to ensure a deal would be struck with this eng…