Nicknamed “geozoology,” or “termite geochemistry,” mineral exploration companies in Mali are still turning to termites as an important tool in the search for gold deposits. By sampling termite mounds, which often tower more than two metres high…
Aurizon Mines (ARZ-T, ARK-X) reported lower fourth-quarter and annual profits for 2010 as it wrapped up a tough year at its flagship Casa Berardi gold mine in northwestern Quebec.
Despite lingering concerns in North America and Europe over a slower-than-expected economic recovery, there appears to be little worry left in Ethiopia’s potash-rich Danakil Depression.
Exploration drilling in and around the San Jose underground mine last year uncovered 7.5 km of new high-grade silver-gold veins, a 44% year-on-year increase in the cumulative strike length of all the known veins at the mine, Minera Andes…
Using the contacts of director Alberto Arias, a former Goldman Sachs (GS-N) analyst turned resource investor with a well-connected mining family in Peru, Dia Bras Exploration (DIB-V) has penned a US$310.2-million deal to acquire Sociedad Minera…
France is hardly considered a hotbed of mining potential, but Columbus Gold (CGT-V) sees the part of the country tucked away in the South American jungle as just that.
Sometimes a fight can be a beautiful thing.
With Japan’s unfolding nuclear disaster scaring many investors – and some governments – away from uranium, Russia’s Atomredmetzoloto (ARMZ) has come back with a more modest offer to buy Australia’s Mantra Resources (MRL-T, MRU-A) and its Mkuju…
Robert Amsterdam has carved out a reputation as a go-to lawyer for executives feeling the wrath of a hostile government.
Lundin Mining (LUN-T) is urging its shareholders to reject a hostile takeover bid from Equinox Minerals (EQN-T, EQN-A) worth about $4.8 billion, arguing it is too low and that the Australian mining company would have to take on too much debt (a…
Gold Canyon Resources (GCU-V) found some light on an otherwise cloudy time for markets as it struck a significant amount of gold near Red Lake, Ont.
Recently-listed First Mexican Gold (FMG-V) has released good gold-silver assay results from shallow scout drilling at its Guadalupe project in Mexico’s Sonora state.
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