Apex starts turning out silver at San Cristobal
One of worlds largest silver and zinc mines has swung into production as Apex Silver Mines (SIL-X) announced its …
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Lundin eyeing Chariot
Lundin Mining (LUN-T, LMC-X) is in a better position to acquire Chariot Resources (CHD-T, CHDSF-O), now that shareholders in the Toronto-based junior have rejected a poison pill proposal.
BCSC taps Andean American with cease trade order
Vancouver – The British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC) has taken issue with certain statements contained in …
Despite Turkish troubles, Eldorado plans new mine at Efemukuru
Vancouver – Undeterred by the forced closure of its Kisladag gold mine in Turkey, Eldorado Gold (ELD-T, EGO-X) is f…
Petaquilla intersects 17 grams gold over 9 metres
Until recently, the southwestern zone of Petaquilla Minerals (PTQ-T) Molejon gold project in Panama was thought to…
Aurelian surges on Fruta Del Norte drilling (July 30, 2007)
As Aurelian Resources (AUR-T, AUREF-O) awaits assays from the final eight holes of an 82-hole program on its Fruta Del Norte deposit, in Ecuador, the company’s shares rose more than 11% on the latest …
Mansfield’s Lindero project ‘made to be mined’
SITE VISIT Salta province, Argentina — Described by a Mansfield Minerals (MDR-V, MFMNF-O) geologist as “made to be mined,” the company could be onto something big with its Lindero porphyry…
Antares hits new system beneath Haquira
Vancouver — A deep hole exploring a new copper-molybdenum-gold porphyry system at the Haquira project, in Peru, returned good grades recently with the news pushing Antares Minerals (ANM-V, ANMFF-O) u…
Lundin eyeing Chariot?
The fallout from Chariot Resources (CHD-T) shareholders rejecting a poison pill proposal on July 23, is that Lundin…
Andean American cuts high-grade gold-copper at Invicta
Vancouver – Andean American Mining (AAG-V, ANMCF-O) got a modest market boost following assays from drill hole AE-D…
Exeter gets Argentinian boost
High-grade gold and silver results from nine holes in Argentina had Exeter Resource(XRC-V, XRA-X) scaling the marke…
Mercury use rising
It’s no easy task convincing the millions of artisanal gold miners across the globe that mercury, a substance they use routinely to extract fine gold from alluvial or lateritic ores, can be harmful to…