Gold Fields cuts deal with Iamgold
Gold Fields (GFI-N, GFI-J) wants as much control over its key mining assets as it can get, and is buying Iamgold’s (IMG-T, IAG-N) minority stake in a project in Ghana.
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Soltoro shines on bonanza-grade silver assays
Drill results from the previously untested Soledad structure on Soltoro’s (SOL-V) El Rayo silver project in Mexico have revealed high-grade silver over significant widths in a near-surface ore shoot. Assays from the newly defined zone include…
Newstrike pulls big intercept at Ana Paula
Vancouver – Newstrike Capital (NES-V) has hit its most impressive hole to date at its Ana Paula gold project in Mexico’s Guerrero State.
Banro: Where there’s smoke there’s fire
Just a few days after announcing that a document regarding a possible takeover was a fake, Banro (BAA-T, BAA-X) has announced that it will team up with a major Chinese gold mining firm to develop its large swath of gold properties in the…
Short Position Report (April 21, 2011)
TSX Short Positions Short positions outstanding at Apr….
Lago Dourado just weeks away from drill results
At thirty-four, Forbes Gemmell is likely one of the younger chief executives of a publicly listed mining company.
Quadra FNX releases initial Victoria resource
Vancouver – A first resource estimate for Quadra FNX Mining’s (QUX-T) Victoria project has established a new high-grade, deep polymetallic project in the Sudbury district.
Kaminak begins $15-million Yukon drill program
Vancouver – After one of the most successful first-pass drilling programs in the Yukon last year, Kaminak Gold (kam-v) has returned with plans to drill up to 45,000 metres in 2011 on its 100% owned Coffee gold project in the White Gold district.
Woulfe Mining works towards decision at Sangdong
At its height, the Sangdong mine in South Korea was one of the largest tungsten-molybdenum mines in the world. But after a forty-year run, the mine was shut down in 1993 when the price of ammonium paratungstate (APT) fell to US$40 per metric…
Goldgroup rises on long intercepts
Goldgroup Mining’s (GGA-T) latest round of drill results didn’t bring the high grades of its previous announcement, but the length of mineralization remains impressive. The company is currently drilling at the Caballo Blanco project in Mexico…
Teck doubles adjusted profit in Q1
Vancouver – Teck Resources (TCK.B-T, TCK-N) has more than doubled first quarterly adjusted earnings compared with last year on strong copper and coal prices.
Extorre hits new high-grade zone at Cerro Morro
Vancouver – A new high-grade discovery at Extorre Gold Mines’ (XG-T, XG-X) Cerro Morro project in southern Argentina has propelled its share price to an all-time high.