Quadra Mining To Buy Centenario Copper
VANCOUVER — Patience has paid off for Quadra Mining (QUA-T, QADMF-O). The Vancouver-based company, which has been quietly stockpiling cash from its Robinson copper-gold mine in Nevada, waiting for th…
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Victoria Gold Bids For StrataGold
Nevada-focused Victoria Gold (VIT-V, VITFF-O) has made a friendly offer for StrataGold (SGV-T, SAGDF-O) in pursuit of its advanced Dublin Gulch gold project in the Yukon.
Queenston raises $18M for gold exploration
Queenston Mining (QMI-T) has big spending plans for the Kirkland Lake gold camp in Northwestern Ontario, where it’s…
Wealth of potential sees Canadian miners through Eritrean turbulence
Eritrea usually finds itself in the western media’s headlines for its dispute with neighbouring Ethiopia over the…
Kootenay steps out at Promontorio
Vancouver – Over the past two years Kootenay Gold (KTN-V) has had a tightly focused drill program at the Pit zone o…
Barrick buys out Teck at Hemlo
In yet another asset sale to deal with its short-term debt crisis, Teck (YCK.B-T, TCK-N) is unloading its half stak…
Yamana Gold makes headway in Mexico, Brazil
It was just four months ago that Yamana Gold (YRI-T, AUY-n, YAU-l) was trading in Toronto at the very bottom of its…
Uh-oh: Silver solder in drill bits can contaminate core — Silver Spruce and ODM solve a ‘silver bonanza’ puzzle
Silver Spruce Resources (SSE-V, SSEBF-O) has learned through experience in Mexico that silver solder is routinely…
Premier breathes new life into Geraldton
The bright, cold winter light of a January morning heightens the sparseness of the snow-swept streets of Geraldton,…
Peregrine Diamonds buys land surrounding Chidliak
Peregrine Diamonds (PGD-T) is more than doubling its prospecting rights on Baffin Island, Canada’s newest diamond d…
Newmont posts record revenues in 2008
The Year of the Rat brought higher multiples for Newmont Mining Corp. (NMC-T, NEM-N). The gold major posted 2008 re…
First Majestic: Bulk of $25M financing to fund La Encantada expansion
Vancouver – With its share price on the rebound and solid silver production in 2008 First Majestic Silver (FR-T, FR…