Riverstone drilling enriches its Karma
The latest drill results from Riverstone Resources’ (RVS-V) Karma project look to be pushing known mineralization farther south on the Gouglagou I zone and deeper on the Gouglagou II zone.
Volume 97 Number 19 Jun 27 - Jul 3, 2011
Augusta moves closer to decision on Rosemont Copper
The preliminary draft Environment Impact Statement on Augusta Resource’s (AZC-T, AZC-X) Rosemont Copper project near Tucson, Ariz., has been delivered by the Coronado National Forest to Arizona State and local cooperating agencies, bringing it…
Young and old join forces to create new gold explorer
A 33-year-old entrepreneur with an undergraduate degree in cell biology and genetics isn’t the first person one expects as the chairman of a new mineral explorer focused on Brazilian gold.
Magellan races to find more Brazilian gold
It’s been years since geologists Alan Carter and Dennis Moore flew around with a claim map staking property in Brazil’s attractive Tapajos gold district, before setting up their own mining company – Magellan Minerals (MNM-V).
Brazilian Gold turns to Tapajos
Brazilian Gold (BGC-B) wants investors to get familiar with Brazil’s Tapajos region.
Luna cutting costs, boosting output at Aurizona
Working away in the relatively remote San Luis craton of northeast Brazil, Luna Gold (LGC-V) has commissioned one gold mine, advances a second project to the scoping stage and holds an extensive greenfield land package in the area.
Rio Novo Gold marches towards production
Rio Novo Gold (RN-T) hopes to become a gold producer by bringing its two advanced-stage Brazilian properties into production: The Almas gold project in the southeastern part of Tocantins State, and the Guaranta gold project in the northern part…
Fortuna Silver updates San Jose
Fortuna Silver Mines (FVI-T) started building its San Jose underground silver-gold mine 47 km south of the city of Oaxaca in southern Mexico in the second quarter of 2010. Now, the company says it can increase the start-up production rate from…
Agnico-Eagle buys 18.6% of Mexico-focused Colibri
Major Canadian gold miner Agnico-Eagle Mines (AEM-T, AEM-N) has acquired 6 million shares and 4 million warrants of Colibri Resources (CBI-V), a junior explorer based in Nanaimo, B.C., looking for gold and polymetallic mineralization in…
Northland targets 2013 for first iron ore delivery
Northland Resources (nau-t) is set to launch its flagship Kaunisvaara iron ore project in northern Sweden in early 2013, with production of 5 million tonnes of iron ore concentrate per year expected by 2014.
Temex Resources posts resource for Gowganda
Between 1910 and 1972 the Miller Lake O’Brien silver mine in northeastern Ontario turned out 42 million oz. silver. It also left behind a lot of silver in tailings piles – 2.96 million oz. to be precise.
Orvana gets its gold-copper mine rolling in Spain
Orvana Minerals (ORV-T) got its El Valle-Boinas/Carles gold-copper mine and plant in northern Spain off the ground on May 31, and expects a first shipment in June.