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Gold takes the spotlight at Aldridge’s Yenipazar

Aldridge Minerals (AGM-V) aims to capitalize on Turkey’s mining boom, which has drawn substantial international curiosity and investment.  Aldridge has been on a bit of a roll recently with upgraded metallurgy and an expanded…


A driller at Almonty Industries' Los Santos tungsten project in western Spain, 50 km from Salamanca. Photo by Almonty Industries

Almonty Industries: Black’s second act?

Almonty Industries (AII-V) may be a relative newcomer to the TSX Venture Exchange — it listed just nine months ago — but the junior tungsten producer is probably better known in the industry for its depth of management. CEO Lewis…


Workers build a drill pad at Red Eagle Mining's Santa Rosa gold project near Medellin, Colombia. Photo by Ian Bickis

Red Eagle tickled pink with Santa Rosa in Colombia

Colombia-­focused junior Red Eagle Mining (RD-V) has hit encouraging high-grade gold intercepts in a phase-two drill program at its Santa Rosa project near Medellin, although the final drilling from phase one did not fare as well.Hole 42…


Gran Colombia builds up Marmato

Gran Colombia Gold (GCM-T) has boosted the resources at its Marmato gold project in Colombia, although it cost a bit of grade to do so.The company says measured and indicated resources stand at 409.7 million tonnes grading 0.9 gram gold…


The exploration crew at WCB Resources' Misima Island copper-gold project in Papua New Guinea. Photo by WCB Resources

WCB hunts gold, copper on PNG’s Misima Island

When  Xstrata (XTA-L) put its share of the  US$5.3-billion Frieda River copper project in Papua New Guinea on the market in late June, there were a few raised eyebrows at the state of affairs in the country — especially given…



Semafo hits new gold zone in Niger

Taking the time to have a look through old data has led to a new discovery for Semafo (SMF-T). The Montreal-based, West Africa-focused miner found a new mineralized trend at Samira Hill in Niger after pouring over a patchwork of historical…


Editorial: Fleece Navidad

At the halfway mark of the year, the political difficulties are starting to pile up for North American and European explorers and miners operating in several Latin American countries. But front and centre these days is Argentina, with its rich…



US markets

U.S. equities jumped late in the week on news that European leaders agreed to distribute rescue funding directly to troubled national banks, which marked a victory for Spain and Italy, where borrowing costs where hitting dangerous levels…


Bolivian President Evo Morales.

Bolivian gov’t seizes Glencore’s Colquiri mine

The Bolivian government’s recent decision to ­nationalize Glencore International’s (GLEN-L)Colquiri lead-tin mine “will pose a number of serious questions relating to the government’s future policy towards foreign…


RCMP investigates Cardero’s activities in Ghana

Despite promising early results from its Sheini iron ore project in Ghana, Cardero Resource (CDU-T) could be facing a few legal headaches.The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) has launched an investigation into how Cardero won the…


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