The discovery by Bre-X Minerals (BXM-T) of millions of ounces of the yellow metal at its Busang property in East Kalimantan has induced mining companies the world over to flock to Indonesia.During the…
The Ralph Roberts Center for Research in Economic Geology has been established in Reno, Nev. Its mandate will be to investigate the geology, geochemistry and genesis of Carlin-type gold deposits.Rober…
Joint-venturing with junior exploration companies is proving to be a popular strategy for large South African mining houses, as political reform at home has allowed them to cross borders (notably into…
If all goes well, Geomaque Explorations (GEO-T) will soon turn the four small pits at its San Francisco gold mine into one large pit and greatly expand its heap-leach pad area.Development and expansio…
Junior Stellar Gold (SG-V) plans to spend $100,000 over the next two months exploring a newly acquired gold-silver prospect in western Mexico.The land package, which comprises 1,500 ha of claims, was …
Among the projects being explored by Link Mineral Ventures (LMVL-C) in Central America is the Cana, situated in Panama’s Darin province, where high-grade gold in a breccia pipe has been mined since pr…
Exploration and development of reserves at the Pimenton gold mine in Chile is progressing well, reports 56% owner South American Gold & Copper (SAG-T).Comprising 2,660 ha, the property lies 215 km nor…
A 4-company joint venture, involving Guyanor Ressources (GRL.B-T), Golden Star Resources (GSC-T), Cambior (CBJ-T) and Cambiex Exploration (CBX-T), is encouraged by results from the first phase of core…
Newmont Gold (NGC-N) has bought the remaining 25% interest in the Tess gold property from a unit of Quest International (QIX-T).The major paid US$6.25 million for the interest, thereby boosting its ow…
Drilling on its Lo Increible property in Venezuela, El Callao Mining (ECM-V) (in which Bema Gold [BGO-T] holds a 50.4% interest) has extended one of its gold deposits downdip.Strong gold grades have b…
The Escobar gold project of Santa Cruz Gold (SCG-T), site of an underground mine that closed in the 1960s, is once again displaying potential for gold production.Santa Cruz is seeking to develop an ep…
Although it is not likely to rival the world’s top gold producers in South Africa and the U.S., a small, high-grade mine is about to put Scotland on the producers’ map.Situated near the town of Tyndru…
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