Aguila copper-moly targets show promise
Vancouver — New exploration at an old site is proving productive, as joint-venture partners Duran Ventures (DRV-V, DUVNF-O) and MacMillan Gold (MMG-V, MMEEF-O) are learning from the first drill resul…
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Aquiline acquiring Absolut (October 22, 2007)
Vancouver — Aquiline Resources (AQI-T, AQLNF-O) plans to take over Absolut Resources (ABS-V, ABSKF-O) in a transaction that will create a gold division for the company.
Editorial: Gold Fields has its fill of Hugo
There were more tectonic shifts in the landscape of gold mining during the week ended Oct. 13, the 41st trading week of 2007.
Protestors stop Salazar’s drills
News that protestors had ransacked Salazar Resources’ (SRL-V, SRLZF-O) Curipamba gold and silver exploration project in Ecuador gave the market a shock, but the company insists the incident was not co…
Rusoro ropes Gold Fields properties
Vancouver — Having inked a deal to purchase all of Gold Fields’ (GFI-N, GFI-J) mineral projects in Venezuela, including the Choco 10 gold mine, Rusoro Mining (RML-V, RMLFF-O) is jumping to producer s…
Armed standoff leads to legal battle in Peru
Vancouver – A metal gate manned by armed guards blocking a road leading to mining claims held by two different comp…
UPDATE:Salazar’s drills stopped in Ecuador
News that protestors had ransacked Salazar Resources (SRL-V) Curipamba gold and silver exploration project in Ecua…
Exeter climbs on Cerro Moro results (October 15, 2007)
Vancouver — The Loma Escondida vein, at the Cerro Moro project in Argentina, is producing high-grade silver-gold intercepts for Exeter Resource (XRC-V, XRA-X).
Northern Peru drills higher grades at Hilorico (October 15, 2007)
Vancouver — The latest drilling by Northern Peru Copper (NOC-T, NPUCF-O) at its Hilorico gold project, in northwestern Peru’s Yanacocha district, has hit some of the highest gold grades encountered t…
Aurelian puts Fruta del Norte resource at 13.7M oz gold
Aurelian Resources (ARU-T, AUREF-O) is sitting on one heck of a lot of gold.
Editorial: Aurelian delivers big time
A remarkable gold-discovery story stood head and shoulders above the rest of the mining industry during the week ended Oct. 6, the 40th trading week of 2007
Century announces hostile bid for Sulliden
In the latest twist of a bitter 4-year legal battle over a gold property in Peru, Century Mining (CMM-V, CMNZF-O) plans to make a hostile all-share takeover bid for its court opponent Sulliden Explora…