Yamana CEO proves his mettle
SITE VISIT ALTO HORIZONTE, BRAZIL — Settling into the cramped seat of an eight-seater jet, Yamana Gold (YRI-T, AUY-N, YAU-L) chairman and CEO Peter Marrone…
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Greystar poised to build Colombia’s flagship mine
VANCOUVER–Defining a gold resource of 10.15 million oz. based on 717 drill holes totalling 244,443 metres is a major accompl i s h – ment for any junior company aspiring to make the leap from explora…
Kodiak invigorates forgotten gold camp
SITE VISIT BEARDMORE, ONT. — Multi-ounce gold grades from Kodiak Exploration’s (KXL-V, KXLAF-O) Hercules project, located in the B e a rdmore – Geraldton greenstone…
Centenario’s Franke bigger but more costly (March 03, 2008)
VANCOUVER–In the sand of Chile’s Atacama desert, Centenario Copper (CCT-T) is quietly moving the Franke deposit towards a December 2008 production date.
NovaGold stands pat on Copper Canyon (March 03, 2008)
NovaGold Resources (NG-T, NG-X) will maintain its 60% interest in the Copper Canyon property in northwestern B.C., choosing not to exercise its option to move up to an 80% interest by paying Copper Ca…
Toronto Stock Exchange (March 03, 2008)
The TSX Composite Index closed the Feb. 19- 25 trading period 3.6% higher, at 13,697.45 points as commodities hit new highs.
TSX Venture Exchange (March 03, 2008)
Buoyed by strengthening precious and base metal prices, the junior mining-dominated S&P-TSX Venture Composite Index saw a strong week over the Feb. 19-25 trading session, gaining 101.25 points to …
U.S. Markets (March 03, 2008)
A deepening housing slump and rising consumer prices all point to more trouble ahead for equity markets in the United States. According to a UBS research report released on Feb. 20, the U.S. economy i…
Marathon bids for Discovery PGM (March 03, 2008)
VANCOUVER–In the midst of completing a feasibility study on its namesake project, Marathon PGM (MAR-T, MRPGF-O) has made a takeover offer for Discovery PGM Exploration (PTD-V, DPTFF-O) in order to ad…
Majescor rallies on Otish uranium intercept (March 03, 2008)
VANCOUVER — Stepout drilling on Majescor Resources’ (MAJ-V, RSMJF-O) Lac Mantouchiche showing, at its Mistassini uranium property in the Otish Mountains of Quebec, has returned a wide interval of ura…
Acadian to upgrade Getty resource
Acadian Mining (ADA-T, ADAIF-O) has received zinc and lead grades from drilling at its Getty property, near Gays River, N.S., that the company says shows potential for an open-pit mine.
Moto keeps on driving in DRC
Building a mine on the Kilo-Moto gold belt in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s northeast has been a mucky adventure for Moto Goldmines (MGL-T, MOE-L).