Queenston hopes to return to producer status
New resource estimates for two of its deposits in the Kirkland Lake camp have brought Queenston Mining’s (QMI-…
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Volta up 60% on Kiaka drilling
The first drill results back from Volta Resources’ (VTR-T) newly acquired Kiaka gold project in Burkino Faso h…
Investors take note of East Asia’s Miwah
Vancouver – A steady stream of well-mineralized gold intercepts and promising sampling results propelled Eas…
Capstone looks at going underground at Minto
Capstone Mining’s (CS-T) latest prefeasibility study on its Minto copper-gold mine in the Yukon looks at incre…
SouthGobi shares rise on sale of Indonesian coal stake
SouthGobi Energy Resources (SGQ-T) is selling its stake in the Mamahak coal project in Indonesia to focus on d…
New Gold gets Cerro San Pedro’s suspension order overturned
Mexican government officials have granted New Gold (NGD-T, NGD-X) an injunction related to the Nov. 18, 2009…
Ontario to pay Platinex $5 million in settlement
The Ontario government has agreed to pay Platinex (PTX-V) $5 million to drop lawsuits against the Crown …
Noront’s offer expires for Freewest Resources
A bidding war between Cliffs Natural Resources (CLF-N) and Noront Resources (NOT-V) for Freewest Resources Can…
Battle For Freewest Gets Ugly
Four days after Cliffs Natural Resources (CLF-N) upped its friendly bid for Freewest Resources Canada (FWR-V) in an attempt to trump a competing hostile offer from Noront Resources (NOT-V), the major …
Court Decision Stalls Barrick’s Cortez Hills
VANCOUVER — Lawyers at the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in Nevada and Barrick Gold (ABX-T, ABX-N) are busy weighing their options following an appeals court decision ordering additional environmen…
Entering A New Fronteer
SITE VISIT ELKO, NEV.–At Fronteer Development Group (FRG-T, FRG-X) and AuEx Ventures’ (XAU-T) Long Canyon property in northeastern Nevada, Fronteer’s chief operating officer, Troy Fierro, emphasizes that the reason he…
Xstrata To Shut Kidd Smelter
Xstrata (XSRAF-O, XTA-L) has shocked the town of Timmins, Ont., with its decision to permanently close its copper and zinc metallurgical plants, cutting 670 direct positions in the process.