Romarco delays Haile mine opening by a year
Romarco Minerals (R-T) pushes the reopening of its past-producing Haile gold mine in South Carolina back by a year to complete an environmental impact statement (EIS).
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US National Mining Hall of Fame and Museum to induct four new members
The 2011 National Mining Hall of Fame and Museum (NMHFM) inductees in the U.S. represent a cross-section of the industry from the coal, marble and lead sectors to metallurgical and processing research and development.
Wolfpack Gold to be born
Looking to make the most of their respective low-profile gold projects in the U.S., Seabridge Gold (SEA-T) and Golden Predator (GPD-T) have teamed up to spin out the properties into Wolfpack Gold.
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Augusta moves closer to decision on Rosemont Copper
The preliminary draft Environment Impact Statement on Augusta Resource’s (AZC-T, AZC-X) Rosemont Copper project near Tucson, Ariz., has been delivered by the Coronado National Forest to Arizona State and local cooperating agencies, bringing it…
Low-profile shell jumps 510% on investment by big-name investor
A low-profile shell named Drexel Resources (DX-V) has attracted the interest of goldbugs and investors after it announced North Vancouver mining man Mark O’Dea intends on buying 10.7 million shares in a 24-million-share private placement for a…
Golden Minerals, ECU to hook up
Colorado-headquartered miner Golden Minerals (AUM-T, AUNM-X) and Toronto-based ECU Silver Mining (ECU-T) agreed to merge to create a new silver mining company focused mainly in Mexico and Argentina.
Revolution explores Carolina Slate Belt
Vancouver – Drilling along a 25-km-long trend is bound to lead to some mixed results, and such is the case for Revolution Resources (RV-T) at its Champion Hills project in North Carolina.
Themac starts drilling New Mexico copper project
Newly minted copper explorer Themac Resources Group (MAC-V) has started an 18,000-metre drill program at its Copper Flat project, located 50 km southwest of Truth or Consequences, New Mexico.
Seabridge, Golden Predator to spin-out US properties into new company
Vancouver – Looking to make the most of their respective low-profile gold projects in the United States, Seabridge Gold (SEA-T) and Golden Predator (GPD-T) have teamed up to spin-out the properties into Wolfpack Gold.
McEwen plans to merge US Gold, Minera Andes
Rob McEwen, the largest shareholder of both US Gold (UXG-T, UXG-N) and Minera Andes (MAI-T), plans to combine the two companies to create a dynamic, mid-tier silver producer in the Americas.
Klondex Mines warns against hedge fund group
Klondex Mines (KDX-T) says a “dissident hedge fund-led group” holding 8.1% of the company is trying to take control and elect its own slate of directors.