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Uranerz discovers new uranium trend in Wyoming
Uranerz Energy (URZ-T, URZ-X) says it has discovered a new uranium trend on its Monument project, 24 km southeast of where the company is building its first in-situ recovery uranium mine at the Nichols Ranch project in Wyoming’s…
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The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index declined for another week, though losses were limited to 15.04 points after a late rebound that had the index close the period at 1,190.99 points. Volume climbed by a few million compared with the week…
Avala unveils maiden resource in Serbian goldfields
VANCOUVER — Canadian explorer Avala Resources (AVZ-V) is making strides towards establishing a multi-million ounce, near-surface gold deposit in the historic mining region of Timok in eastern Serbia — a Balkan country formerly part…
Papua New Guinea continues to scare off miners
Aldridge Minerals (AGM-T) has added its name to a growing list of mining companies leaving or looking to leave Papua New Guinea (PNG).
Lupaka and Andean propose merger
Board members at both Lupaka Gold Corp. (LPK-T) and Andean American Gold Corp. (AAG-V) are unanimously backing a proposed merger of the two companies that would create a Peru-focused gold explorer and developer with combined resources of 2.1…
Brazilian magazine calms fears
One week after Reuters reported — quoting anonymous high-level Brazilian government and mining industry officials — that Brazil was considering canceling mineral rights that the government deems strategic such as phosphate, potash…
Trevali adds tonnes to Santander resource
VANCOUVER — Trevali Mining (TV-T) has added significantly to the resource base at its Santander mine in Peru as it advances the project towards production.
Global Minerals seeks silver in historic Slovakian mine
VANCOUVER — A common tale amongst grand old communist regions is the historic state-run mine that now lies in disrepair following the blossoming of democratization and liberalization in parts of Eastern Europe. International explorers…
Oil Can resource lifts Champion Minerals
Champion Minerals (CHM-T) is trading higher on news that its 100%-owned Oil Can iron-ore deposit, six km north of its flagship Fire Lake North project in the southern end of the Labrador Trough, contains nearly one billion tonnes of…
High Desert hits new zone at Gold Springs
High Desert Gold (HDG-V) said it would find new gold mineralization in undrilled areas below outcropping gold mineralization and now it has.