Continental Gold employee killed in Colombia
Two mining engineers employed by Continental Gold (TSX: CNL; US-OTC: CGOOF) in Colombia were attacked by armed men in the town of Buritica, near the company’s gold project. One of…
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Nevsun agrees to $1.86B Zijin takeover bid
Nevsun Resources (TSX: NSU; NYSE: NSU) has agreed to Zijin Mining’s (HGK: 2899) friendly take-over bid which values Nevsun at $6 per share or $1.86 billion. Nevsun shares jumped nearly…
Semafo’s Boungou mine achieves commercial production
Since its first gold pour at the end of June, Semafo’s (TSX: SMF) Boungou mine in Burkina Faso has produced more than 12,000 ounces of gold. The mine officially moved…
Mawson improves gold-cobalt grades at Rajapalot
Mawson Resources (TSX: MAW; US-OTC: MWSNF) recently announced results from 46 diamond drill holes spanning six prospects at its Rajapalot gold-cobalt project in Finland. The company assayed previously gold-only drill…
Marathon discovers gold trend
Prospecting and trenching southwest of Marathon Gold’s (TSX: MOZ) Victory deposit in central Newfoundland have uncovered a 1,500-metre-long gold trend. A channel sample returned 2.71 grams gold per tonne over…
The Northern Miner Podcast – episode 119: Love me or hate me – The Margaret Kent (Peggy Witte) story, part 3
Part 3: Some people love me and some people hate me. “I’d been burned. You wake up and you don’t have a friend in the world. You don’t have…
Mexico Snapshot: Eight juniors tapping into Mexico’s mineral potential
Despite patches of trouble in different regions of the country from time to time, Mexico remains one of the most favoured mining and exploration jurisdictions for Canadian and U.S. juniors….
Lumina Gold spins out Luminex Resources
Lumina Gold (TSXV: LUM; US-OTC: LUMAF) is spinning all but one of its properties out into a separate company called Luminex Resources. It retains the Cangrejos gold-copper project, located in…
Metals commentary: Gold rebound could be in the making
The following is an edited excerpt from the World Gold Council’s latest Investment Update. To read the full report, visit www.gold.org. In August gold fell to a 20-month low amid…
Allegiant extends mineralization at Eastside gold project
Allegiant Gold (TSXV: AUAU; US-OTC: AUXXF) has reported drill results for the remaining 13 holes of its 22-hole (8,000-metre) phase one resource expansion drill program at its 100%-owned, district-scale Eastside…
Panoro to drill new zone after expanding permit at Cotabambas
Now that Peru has approved Panoro Minerals’ (TSXV: PML; US-OTC: POROF) request for an expanded environmental impact assessment at its Cotabambas copper project in southern Peru’s Apurimac region, the company…
Tahoe troubles continue with solution discharge at La Arena
Tahoe Resources (TSX: THO; NYSE: TAHO) says it has contained a discharge of pregnant solution that may have flowed into a nearby creek at its La Arena mine in Peru….