Westridge: On the trail for Mexican gold at Charay
Westridge Resources’ (WST-V) Charay gold-silver property is an easy drive along a modern freeway, lined with sleepy agricultural land, 30 km northeast of Los Mochis here in northwestern Mexico.
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Volta, Riverstone striking gold in Burkina Faso
Toronto-based Volta Resources (VTR-T) and Vancouver-based Riverstone Resources (RVS-V) are separately hunting for gold in the landlocked West African country of Burkina Faso.
Junior miners and explorers cashing up
Junior explorers launched substantial financings when the networking-heavy Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada convention wrapped up in Toronto.
Sandstorm Gold a rising star in commodity-stream financing
Sandstorm Gold (SSL-V) is not an exploration or operational mining outfit. The company is not interested in spending equity capital on surface exploration, drill programs or environmental-impact studies. Instead, Sandstorm took the idea of…
Aurizon dips on financials, seeks growth
Last year was a good year for Aurizon Mines (ARZ-T, AZK-N), says George Paspalas, the president and chief executive of the company, which has been mining the Casa Berardi gold project in Quebec since 2006.
Editorial: Mali-ce aforethought
Another year, another coup in Africa. This past week it was Mali’s turn to see rebel troops running through the streets of the capital and taking over the presidential palace.
ICSG: China, Russia boost copper use for 2011
The following is a summary of the International Copper Study Group’s (ICSG) preliminary data for 2011 world copper supply and demand. The full report is included in the ICSG’s March 2012 Copper Bulletin, which can be purchased at…
Nationalization to bite into miners’ revenues
Indonesia’s new indigenization legislation aimed at foreign mining companies opens another chapter in a resource-nationalization saga amongst developing countries.
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Mali unrest puts gold miners on edge
Businesses operating in Mali should expect a hike in mining taxes and an increase in terrorism risk in the wake of a coup attempt in the West African nation, warns Exclusive Analysis, a London-based specialist intelligence company that…
Australia imposes 30% mining tax
The Australian Parliament has passed a bill for a 30% mining tax on iron ore and coal mine profits in the country, leaving some miners and state governments threatening to fight back.
Victory Gold hits the spot at Gold Pike
In the gold mining game some juniors search for the next big elephant in far-flung places that have seen nary a drill collar, while others take a more conservative approach.