Belvedere hikes reserves at Hitura mine in Finland
When Belvedere Resources (BEL-V) acquired its 100%-owned Hitura nickel mine in Finland six months ago, it had about…
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SouthGobi gets green light to start Mongolian coal mine
The government of Mongolia has given the final go-ahead to SouthGobi Energy Resources (SGQ-V) to start mining at …
Arian confirms gold, copper resource at Tepal (March 31, 2008)
VANCOUVER — A recent resource estimate for Arian Silver’s (AGQ-V, AGQ-L) Tepal porphyry project in Mexico confirms historic estimates and adds more than 1 million contained ounces gold plus considera…
2007: A record year for mining mergers
VANCOUVER — Mining industry mergers and acquisitions soared to record levels in 2007, fuelled by a new corporate philosophy of “eat or be eaten,” plus an effort to stay competitive in the growing glo…
ValGold’s Los Patos has room to grow
Although the initial resource estimate for ValGold Resources’ (VAL-V, VALGF-O) Los Patos gold deposit in Venezuela is on the small side, the company points out that it is open along strike and at dept…
Los Azules copper project shows depth for Minera Andes
VANCOUVER — The first hole from the summer drill program at the Los Azules copper porphyry project in Argentina returned a long mineralized intercept for Minera Andes (MAI-T, MNEAF-O) and joint-ventu…
Aquiline up on Navidad results (March 31, 2008)
VANCOUVER — Aquiline Resources (AQI-T, AQLNF-O) continues to expand its Navidad silver deposit in Chubut province, Argentina.
Overcoming the bandidos
SITE VISIT SANTA ANA, MEXICO — They came from behind the mountains, from a swath of uninhabited high-plain desert marked only by rough outcrop-pings and…
Farallon races to production
SITE VISIT GUERRERO STATE, MEXICO–If there were a competition for the shortest timeline to move a discovery into production, Farallon Resources (FAN-T, FRLLF-O) might just…
Redhawk finds deep breccia at Copper Creek (March 31, 2008)
VANCOUVER–Exploration drilling is returning long, strong intercepts for Redhawk Resources (RDK-V, RHWKF-O) as the company steps out from the five defined zones at its Copper Creek project to probe a …
Great Panther grows Mapimi
VANCOUVER — Despite being busy running four mines, Great Panther Resources (GPR-T, GPRLF-O) still found time to boost the resources at its Mapimi silver-lead-zinc property in northeastern Durango sta…
Gold potential grows at Oromin’s Sabodala
VANCOUVER — A rapid-fire drill campaign at Oromin Explorations’ (OLE-V, OLEPF-O) Sabodala project in Senegal continues to produce well-mineralized gold intercepts in advance of a resource estimate du…