Taseko posts Q1 profits, new mine plan
Taseko Mines (TKO-T, TGB-X) saw higher first-quarter profits compared to last year, but still fell below the market’s expectations.
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Malbex finds new zone, wraps up drill program
Malbex Resources (MBG-V) wrapped up its 2010/2011 drill program at the Del Carmen gold-silver project in Argentina’s San Juan province, saying it now has enough data to calculate a resource estimate for the Rojo Grande target by year-end.
Orosur to buy Chilean artisanal gold mine
Orosur Mining (OMI-V, OMI-L) does things a little differently than its Canadian counterparts. For starters, the company’s head office is in Montevideo, Uruguay, where its chief executive officer, David Fowler, also resides.
Aurizon expands Hosco resource
Drilling between April 2010 and January 2011 has boosted measured and indicated in-pit resources by 31% at Aurizon Mines’ (ARZ-T, AZK-X) Hosco deposit, part of the gold producer’s Joanna project in northwestern Quebec.
Allana Potash grows resource at Dallol in Ethiopia
An updated resource estimate based on 40% of Allana Potash’s (AAA-V, ALLRF-O) licensed land in Ethiopia is better than the company expected.
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