Silvercrest continues to beef up Santa Elena
Three important bits of information came out of Silvercrest Mines (SVL-T, SVLC-X) latest drill results from its Santa Elena project in Mexico.
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Columbus bulks up gold resources at Paul Isnard
Columbus Gold (CGT-V) recently updated the inferred resource estimate for its wholly owned Paul Isnard gold project in northwestern French Guiana, with ounces growing 184% from before.
Guyana Goldfields’ Aurora project turns heads
Guyana Goldfields (GUY-T) has been on something of a tear since January after it revised, and vastly improved, a prefeasibility study of its Aurora project.
Esperanza inks major deal with Pan American Silver
VANCOUVER – In one fell swoop, Esperanza Resources (EPZ-V) has gained three advanced-stage gold projects, $35 million in funding, and a new major shareholder in a deal with Pan American Silver (PAA-T) that vaults the junior ahead in its…
Commentary: Watch out for the activist shareholder!
Last year was a busy one in Canada with respect to shareholder activism. There were high-profile proxy battles, such as those at TELUS and Canadian Pacific Railway, as well as several lower profile ones in the junior mining sector. These…
Centerra faces challenges at Kumtor
VANCOUVER — The past year has been marked by operational and jurisdictional challenges for Toronto-based producer Centerra Gold (CG-T) at its flagship Kumtor gold mine, 350 km southeast of Bishkek in Kyrgyzstan.
Northern Freegold advances flagship property in the Yukon with positive PEA
VANCOUVER — Four years after establishing an initial resource at its Freegold Mountain gold project in the Yukon, Northern Freegold Resources (NFR-V) has a positive preliminary economic analysis (PEA) for the project.
Editorial: Gold’s mixed signals
The fickle nature of the gold market was on show in late February, as Wall Street powerhouse Goldman Sachs dramatically revised downward its 2013 gold price forecast on Feb. 25 to US$1,600 per oz. from US$1,810 per oz., citing the recent drop…
Semafo’s Siou does not disappoint
Semafo (SMF-T) discovered the Siou gold mineralized sector in the southern sector of its Mana property in Burkina Faso during the third quarter of 2012, and has lost little time carving out an initial inferred resource. If advanced to…
GoGold makes progress at Parral
VANCOUVER — Last year, GoGold Resources (GGD-T) issued millions of shares and worked for months to acquire Absolute Gold Holdings for its Parral project in Mexico, home to a huge heap of tailings left behind after 300 years of operations…
Panoro on track at Cotabambas
CUSCO, PERU — With a large copper-gold-silver resource in its pocket at the Cotabambas project in the Peruvian Andes, Vancouver-based explorer Panoro Minerals (PML-V) is viewing 2013 as a turning point that could see the company…
Goldcorp keeps its shine through tough gold markets
VANCOUVER — Though it was not all good news for Vancouver-based major Goldcorp (G-T, GG-N), the company can rest easy on a strong fourth quarter that beat analysts’ estimates and set production records.