Goldbelt to grab Barrick’s West African assets
Vancouver — Goldbelt Resources (GLD-V, GLDRF-O) has entered an agreement to acquire all the exploration assets of Barrick Gold (ABX-T, ABX-N) in the West African countries of Burkina Faso, Mali and G…
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PDAC award latest for Rebagliatis
Vancouver — When Ross Rebagliati won the first Olympic Gold medal for snowboarding in Nagano back in 1998, he was merely showing a competitive streak that appears to run in his family.
GPJ, Goldcorp see higher 2007 production, costs
Vancouver — Canada’s second-largest gold producer, Goldcorp (G-T, GG-N), expects to produce 2.6 million oz. of the yellow metal in 2007, assuming that the planned sale of its Peak mine in Australia a…
Quadra rolls out 2006 profit
Vancouver — Improved performance at its flagship Robinson copper-gold mine near Ely, Nev., propelled Quadra Mining (QUA-T, QADMF-O) to deliver net earnings of US$54.7 million in last year’s final qua…
People (March 12, 2007)
Adanac Molybdenum — Mike Petrina appointed general manager of the Ruby Creek molybdenum mine in B.C.
NovaGold gets Alaska permit boost
Vancouver — NovaGold Resources (NG-T, NG-X) says the U.S. government is reinstating a key permit for its Rock Creek gold mine in Alaska, a project that the company hopes to have in production by the …
Zeox signs $15M supply contract
Zeox Corp. (ZOX-V, ZOXCF-O) subsidiary White Cliffs Mining, has signed a 10-year, $15-million supply contract to sell processed zeolite to Oklahoma-based CTOC Go, makers of the Congo Process water pur…
Shining Tree drilling suggests extension
Ursa Major Minerals (UMJ-V) has completed a five-hole program on its Shining Tree nickel property in Fawcett Twp., about 100 km north of Sudbury, Ont. One hole suggests that mineralization persists do…
Endeavour triples silver tally at Guanacevi (March 09, 2007)
Vancouver – Following last years drill effort, Endeavour Silver (EDR-T, EXK-X) has significantly boosted silver re…
Colombia holds fast to the right
Colombia’s Minister of Mines, Hernan Martinez, assured investors at the Prospectors and Developers Association of C…
Callinan sues HudBay over profit agreement
Callinan Mines (CAA-V) wants a look at HudBay Minerals’ (HBM-T) books over suspicions that the company isnt comply…
Royal Gold picks up Battle Mountain
Royal Gold (RGL-T, RGLD-Q) has made a friendly takeover bid for small royalty and exploration company Battle Mounta…