Barrick undeterred by latest Argentinian court ruling
Despite an unfavorable court ruling, Barrick Gold (ABX-T, ABX-N) is confident that its Pascua Lama project will push ahead.
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Chubut’s draft mining legislation confounds miners
Pan American Silver (PAA-T, PAAS-Q) is warning shareholders that if draft mining legislation proposed by the governor of Argentina’s Chubut province becomes law, its Navidad silver project will become uneconomic.
Venture slips 15 points in June 25 to 29 period
VANCOUVER — The S&P TSX Venture Composite Index declined for another week in the June 25-29 period, though losses were limited to 15.04 points after a late rebound that had the index close at 1,190.99 points. Volume climbed by a few…
Updated: Barkerville climbs 50% on 10.6-million-oz. resource
VANCOUVER — Barkerville Gold Mines’ (BGM-V) share price has climbed more than 50% since the company put out a 10.6-million-oz.-gold resource estimate for its Cow Mountain deposit, but questions remain as to the accuracy of the estimate….
U.S. equities gain on late-week surge June 25-29
VANCOUVER — U.S. equities jumped late in the week following news that European leaders had agreed to distribute rescue funding directly to troubled national banks, which marked a key victory for Spain and Italy where borrowing costs where…
TSX falls despite gold’s gains
The TSX Composite Index fell 223 points to 11,596.56 for the June 25-29 period as investors were skeptical that the latest European Union summit would agree upon concrete measures to tackle the region’s debt crisis.
Belo Sun outlines Volta Grande’s potential
Belo Sun Mining (BSX-T) has tabled an initial resource estimate for its newly delineated South Block area at the Volta Grande gold project in Brazil’s Para State.The estimate shows that the Pequi, Grande and Itata deposits host 4 million…
Torex chalks up another gold discovery at Morelos with Media Luna
Not content to sit on its multi-million-ounce, open-pit Morelos deposit, Toronto-based Torex Gold Resources (TXG-T) has again struck gold on its 290-sq.-km land concession 180 km southwest of Mexico City.Morelos already boasts a measured and…
Sunward expands Titiribi resource to 4.6M+ oz. gold
Sunward Resources (SWD-T) believes it could be sitting on top of Colombia’s next gold district, and its latest resource estimate lends some credit to the notion.Its flagship wholly owned Titiribi gold-copper project is located in…
Atico looks to repeat Fortuna’s success
Recently listed Atico Mining (ATY-V) has joined the rush of companies exploring for gold in Colombia, but the company plans to set itself apart with its unique management team and strategy.The team includes many of the people behind the success…
Sandspring soldiers on at Toroparu in Guyana
It has been a rough year for junior explorer Sandspring Resources (SSP-V), with its share price plummeting 67%, or $1.60, to lows of 57¢ in May. The company has suffered from questions concerning the economics of its low-grade,…
GTA gets the grade north of Superior
GTA Resources (GTA-V) caught the market’s attention in one fell swoop earlier this year with drill results from its aptly named Northshore gold project on the north shore of Lake Superior.The intercept spanned 150 metres grading 3.21…