Aurizon options Fayolle from Typhoon in Quebec
Gold producer Aurizon Mines (ARZ-T, AZK-X) is teaming up with Typhoon Exploration (TYP-V) in a joint-venture to explore Typhoon’s 100%-owned Fayolle gold project, 10 km north of Aurizon’s Joanna proje…
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Blue Note sounds off on Gold Hawk
Blue Note Mining (BNT-V) is ramping up the war of words against Gold Hawk Resources (GHK-V).Montreal-based B…
Romios explores next to Galore Creek (May 28, 2010)
Right now, nearly everything about Romios Gold Resources (RG-V) is small – its $1.3 million budget, its $15-mi…
President of Mexico addresses question on mining taxes
At a gala dinner in Toronto honouring Felipe Calderon, the president of Mexico fielded questions on everything…
Alexandria hits best hole yet at Akasaba
Alexandria Minerals (AZX-V) has drilled its best hole yet at its Akasaba project near Val d’or Quebec and the …
Kaminak Gold reignites Yukon gold district (May 27, 2010)
Kaminak Gold (KAM-V) shares jumped 49% or 44¢ apiece to $1.34 per share in Toronto following bonanza assa…
Positive feasibility study brings Detour Gold’s reserves to 11.4M oz.
A feasibility study on Detour Gold’s (DGC-T, DRGDF-O) Detour Lake gold project in northeastern Ontario has mad…
Chinese demand fuels Consolidated Thompson decision
Consolidated Thompson Iron Mines (CLM-T) is set to push ahead on a plan to double iron ore production at its B…
KWG and Spider plan merger following Cliffs’ hostile bid
Juniors KWG Resources (KWG-V) and Spider Resources (SPQ-V) are planning to merge in an attempt fight off a pai…
Cliffs goes after majority stake in Big Daddy
Cliffs Natural Resources (CLF-N) has made separate but similar cash offers to acquire KWG Resources (KWG-V) an…
Sabina discovers new gold zone at Back River (May 24, 2010)
VANCOUVER — Llama Lake started 2010 as a low-priority exploration target for Sabina Gold & Silver (SBB-T) but has now become the prime focus of drilling after the company pulled high-grade gold i…
BC mining industry robust in 2009: PwC report
VANCOUVER — The mining industry in British Columbia kept healthy last year despite a sharp drop in coal shipments and prices, according to the latest survey of the industry by PricewaterhouseCoopers …