Orvana gets its gold-copper mine rolling in Spain
Orvana Minerals (ORV-T) got its El Valle-Boinas/Carles gold-copper mine and plant in northern Spain off the ground on May 31, and expects a first shipment in June.
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Temex Resources posts resource for Gowganda
Between 1910 and 1972 the Miller Lake O’Brien silver mine in northeastern Ontario turned out 42 million oz. silver. It also left behind a lot of silver in tailings piles – 2.96 million oz. to be precise.
Ct Lake: How big can it get?
There is no debating that Trelawney Mining and Exploration’s (TRR-V) Côté Lake deposit is big. But the question on the minds of many junior gold investors is: Just how big?
Nyrstar makes $663M bid for Breakwater
Toronto-based zinc miner Breakwater Resources (BWR-T) has agreed to a $663-million takeover bid by European smelting giant Nyrstar.
Osisko, Clifton Star part ways at Duparquet
Four days after Osisko Mining (OSK-T) and Clifton Star Resources (CFO-V) released a resource estimate for the Beattie deposit – part of their larger Duparquet project – Clifton Star reported that Osisko is withdrawing from the project.
Ursa Major gets in the ring with Forbes & Manhattan
Struggling junior nickel miner Ursa Major Minerals (UMJ-T) has told Stan Bharti’s Forbes & Manhattan to put up its dukes and prepare for a proxy fight at Ursa’s annual general meeting on June 23.
Bralorne pours first dor bar from historic BC gold mine
Seventy-nine years after the first gold brick was poured from one of British Columbia’s richest and largest gold mines, Bralorne Gold Mines (BPM-V) has restarted operations at the Bralorne complex. The company poured the first gold-silver…
Editorial: Oz windfall taxes 2.0
Yes, they’re back. And probably here to stay this time.
Commentary: ‘Old King Coal’ still reigns in the US
The following speech was recently given at the East Kentucky Leadership Conference, during a panel discussion called “Fate & Future of Coal & Alternative Energy Sources.”
Young and old join forces to create new gold explorer
A 33-year-old entrepreneur with an undergraduate degree in cell biology and genetics isn’t the first person one expects as the chairman of a new mineral explorer focused on Brazilian gold.
Magellan races to find more Brazilian gold
It’s been years since geologists Alan Carter and Dennis Moore flew around with a claim map staking property in Brazil’s attractive Tapajos gold district, before setting up their own mining company – Magellan Minerals (MNM-V).
Brazilian Gold turns to Tapajos
Brazilian Gold (BGC-B) wants investors to get familiar with Brazil’s Tapajos region.