Vista doubles gold reserves at Mt Todd
Vancouver – In barely five months Vista Gold (VGZ-T, VGZ-N) has doubled the gold in reserve at its Australian Mt. Todd project with an updated prefeasibility study.
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Paladin Energy to buy Aurora Energy’s uranium assets
The current moratorium on uranium mining in Newfoundland and Labrador isn’t deterring Australia’s Paladin Energy (PDN-T, PDN-A) from buying the uranium assets of Aurora Energy Resources in the Canadian province in an all-share deal worth $260.9…
Western Areas will mine underground at Spotted Quoll
After starting nickel production in April at the Tim King open-pit mine, part of Western Areas’ (WSA-T, WSA-A) Spotted Knoll deposit about 400 km east of Perth, the company has decided to proceed with an underground mine too.
Editorial: NZ in mourning
Tragedy has descended on the normally idyllic West Coast region of New Zealand’s South Island, where an underground explosion has killed 29 miners at the Pike River coking coal mine, located halfway between Greymouth and Reefton. The first of…
Allied Gold plans growth in Papua New Guinea
Vancouver – Allied Gold (ALG-T, ALD-A) has big plans for its Simberi gold mine in Papua New Guinea: the company has embarked on an expansion of the mine’s oxide processing unit and now a prefeasibility study has shown that the mine could…
Environmental approval lifts Mega Uranium
A key environmental approval from the once fickle Australian government has given Mega Uranium (MGA-T) a boost…
Crocodile proves up Pine Creek (October 14, 2010)
Crocodile Gold (CRK-T) continues to show the gold potential of Australia’s Northern Territory.The recently p…
OceanaGold returns to Didipio (September 21, 2010)
Vancouver – Two years after escalating costs forced OceanaGold (OGC-T) to halt development work at its Didipio…
Anatolia to merge with Australian miner Avoca
Vancouver – A new mid-tier gold producer is on the horizon: Anatolia Minerals (ANO-T) and Avoca Resources (AVO…
Vista Gold looks at mine potential of Mt. Todd
Vancouver – Denver-based Vista Gold (VGZ-T, VGZ-N) has released a preliminary feasibility study for its Mt. To…
Intrepid to sell Paulsens mine for A$40M
Intrepid Mines (IAU-T, IAU-A) has squeezed A$13 million extra out of Northern Star Resources (NST-A) in the sale of its Paulsens gold mine in Western Australia, bringing the total offer to A$40 millio…
Talison and Salares Lithium to merge
Vancouver – Australian producer Talison Minerals and Vancouver-based Salares Lithium (LIT-V) are joining force…