Sutton continues push at Kabanga nickel project
Sutton Resources (STT-V) and joint-venture partner Anglo American of South Africa are aggressively working to complete an initial mine feasibility review of their Kabanga nickel project in western Tan…
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NEVADA AND THE WESTERN STATES — Romarco plans to drill seven properties in Nevada
Romarco Minerals (R-T) is primed for a fast-paced summer exploration season, including drilling at seven Nevada gold properties.The company expects to spend $6 million on exploration this year, and it…
NEVADA AND THE WESTERN STATES — Alta begins building Olinghouse gold mine
Now that all the permits and funding are in hand, Alta Gold (ALTA-Q) has begun construction of the Olinghouse gold mine east of Reno, Nev.On May 8, the company received a record of decision from the U…
NEVADA AND THE WESTERN STATES — Low-cost Cortez mine leads Placer Dome’s pack
Although it produces gold at a multitude of operations strewn across four continents, Placer Dome(PDG-T) is mining the yellow metal most economically at the Cortez minein Nevada.Placer, as operator, h…
Dynacor Mines sees depth potential at Siscoe
Drilling by Dynacor Mines (DYN-M) has uncovered gold mineralization at depth at the company’s Siscoe project in Quebec’s Val d’Or camp.The $1.2-million, 13,000-metre drill program, which was launched …
NEVADA AND THE WESTERN STATES — European American completes acquisition
In the Battle Mountain trend of central Nevada, newcomer European American Resources (EPAR-O) has completed the acquisition of the Prospect Mountain project, adjacent to Homestake Mining’s Ruby Hill g…
NEVADA AND THE WESTERN STATES — High Desert gets boost from royalties
Higher reserve figures for the two largest gold producers in Nevada’s Carlin trend mean higher royalty revenues for High Desert Mineral Resources (HDR-V).Barrick Gold (ABX-T) recently announced that r…
Nebex pulls good values from Munelle deposit
Calgary-based Nebex Resources (NBX-T) continues to receive encouraging assays from drilling carried out on its Munelle polymetallic property in north-central Albania.Highlights from the first five hol…
NEVADA AND THE WESTERN STATES — Golden Queen looks to improve Soledad Mountain
Golden Queen Mining (GQM-T) has initiated a program of underground sampling at the Soledad Mountain gold project, situated an hour’s drive north of Los Angeles, Calif., in hopes of improving the econo…
Low commodity prices an obstacle for Rayrock
Rayrock Yellowknife Resources (RAY-T) reports both good news and bad news for the quarter ended March 31.The bad news is that the Toronto-based company incurred a loss from continuing operations of US…
NEVADA AND THE WESTERN STATES — Homestake’s Ruby Hill cranking out low-cost gold
The Ruby Hill gold mine, at the southern end of Nevada’s Battle Mountain trend, is up and running, and contributing to Homestake Mining’s (HM-N) bottom line.The operation began pumping out low-cost ou…
Russian gold production soaring
Between January and April, Russian gold-mining enterprises produced 14.13 tonnes of gold, up from 11.82 tonnes in the corresponding period of 1997.Russia’s economics ministry has set a production targ…