Alamos updates projects in Turkey
Alamos Gold (AGI-T) expects to release a resource estimate in March, and a prefeasibility study before July for its projects in Turkey: Agi Dagi and Kirazli.
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Shawn Ryan takes the helm at Ryan Gold
With 56 properties scattered throughout the Yukon to explore, Ryan Gold’s (RYG-V) new president, Shawn Ryan, has his work cut out for him. Ryan sold six gold properties to the company last September, and on Feb. 16, the long-time prospector and…
Fire River gets PEA on Nixon Fork
Capital costs to resume production at Fire River Gold’s (FAU-V, FVGCF-O) flagship Nixon Fork underground gold mine in Alaska are estimated at US$6.3 million, with a projected payback of three months, according to a preliminary economic…
Mining risks and rewards in Africa
A record number of delegates descended on Cape Town in early February to hear about new African investment opportunities as countries continue to stabilize and open up, though risks remain.
Resolute Mining is focused on Mali
Resolute Mining (RSG-X) – the second-largest gold producer listed on the Australian Stock Exchange – may be preparing to wind down its Golden Pride mine in Tanzania in East Africa over the next 24 months after twelve very successful years and…
Great Basin opens Burnstone gold mine (March 05, 2011)
SITE VISIT: Balfour, South Africa – In July 2006, Great Basin Gold (GBG-T) started building its Burnstone gold mine in South Africa, looking to be the first new gold producer in the Witwatersrand basin in 30 years.
Royal Nickel to develop “monster” nickel project in the Abitibi
On paper Royal Nickel (RNX-T) looks like a winning combination: A management and advisory team stacked with former Inco guys and seven billion pounds of nickel in the ground in the Abitibi region of Quebec, one of the friendliest mining…
Trevali poised to revive Santander mine in Peru
SITE VISIT: Lima, Peru – The Santander mine project located 215 km from this coastal city has historic assets and strategic advantages that should help Trevali Resources (TV-T) achieve its goal of becoming Latin America’s newest…
Trouble in a mineralogical paradise: Evaluating the threat by communist insurgents in the Philippines
In late December 2010 a spokesman for the National Democratic Front (NDF), a confederation that encompasses many of the Philippines’ leftist groups – including the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) and its New People’s Army (NPA)…
The way from San Jose: Chilean mines minister Golborne to follow Piera as president?
Santiago, Chile – Last October’s miraculous rescue of 33 trapped miners at San Jose has catapulted Chile’s Mines Minister Laurence Golborne to the forefront of national politics, even to the point that some are talking of him as a possible…
Detour Gold determined to go it alone, as reserves pushed to 14.9M oz. gold
Toronto-based Detour Gold (DGC-T) will resist takeover attempts as the junior focuses on increasing and developing its resources at the Detour Lake project in northern Ontario, already the largest pure gold play in North America, says president…
An Alaskan district takes shape
Vancouver – Talk of a district may be premature, but interest is growing in an area roughly 150 km northwest of Anchorage Alaska thanks largely to Kiska Metals’ (KSK-V) efforts there.