Newmont’s Uzbek joint venture declared bankrupt
The Uzbek Navoi Economic Court has imposed “supervisory measures” and installed a temporary administrator as part o…
2006
Freegold trenches extensive high-grade at Golden Summit
Vancouver – Trench results from Freegold Ventures’ (ITF-T, FGOVF-O) Golden Summit project, near Fairbanks, Alaska, …
Yamana looks to get bigger in South America
In an effort to become a more dominant gold play in South America, Yamana Gold (YRI-T, AUY-X, YAU-L) has announced …
Higher gold prices help offset declining production for Royal Gold
Vancouver – Royalties covering a global portfolio of gold mines generated record revenues of US$28.4 million for R…
Teck tosses the towel
Teck Cominco (TCK.A-T, TCK-N) has officially thrown in the towel in the fight for Inco (N-T, N-N) after failing to …
Queenstake taps high-grade gold at Mahala
Vancouver – Underground exploration drilling by Queenstake Resources (QRL-T, QEE-X) on the Mahala deposit in its Sm…
Buffalo Gold drilling expands Mt. Kare
Vancouver – Drilling by Buffalo Gold (BUF.U-V, BYBUF-O) is expanding known mineralized zones on the Mt. Kare projec…
Fronteer reports four new discoveries at Kirazli
Vancouver – The recent discovery of four new high-grade zones outside known resources at the Kirazli gold-silver p…
Teck’s sweetener sours
Teck Cominco (TCK-A-T, TCK-N) has effectively bowed out of the heated bidding war for Inco (N-T, N-N), having faile…
Areva-UEX cut more high-grade uranium at Shea Creek
Vancouver – Results from the final two holes of the 2006 Winter-Spring drill program by Areva Resources Canada, a s…
Editorial: Golden era unfolding
With second-quarter results rolling in from the big gold miners, we’re seeing a refreshing and long-anticipated new…
Silver Standard boosts resources at Pitarrilla
Vancouver – An exceptional drill intersection has topped off a 116% increase in resources for Silver Standard Reso…