Westridge: On the trail for Mexican gold at Charay
Westridge Resources’ (WST-V) Charay gold-silver property is an easy drive along a modern freeway, lined with sleepy agricultural land, 30 km northeast of Los Mochis here in northwestern Mexico.
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Claude ups inferred resources by 236%
Claude Resources’ (CRJ-T, CGR-X) shares gained 17% a day after the miner updating its gold reserves and resources on its wholly owned Seabee gold operation in Saskatchewan.
Mali unrest puts gold miners on edge
Businesses operating in Mali should expect a hike in mining taxes and an increase in terrorism risk in the wake of a coup attempt in the West African nation, warns Exclusive Analysis, a London-based specialist intelligence company that…
Victory Gold hits the spot at Gold Pike
In the gold mining game some juniors search for the next big elephant in far-flung places that have seen nary a drill collar, while others take a more conservative approach.
Aurizon dips on financials, seeks growth
Last year was a good year for Aurizon Mines (ARZ-T, AZK-N), says George Paspalas, the president and chief executive of the company, which has been mining the Casa Berardi gold project in Quebec since 2006.
Volta, Riverstone striking gold in Burkina Faso
Toronto-based Volta Resources (VTR-T) and Vancouver-based Riverstone Resources (RVS-V) are separately hunting for gold in the landlocked West African country of Burkina Faso.
Sandstorm Gold a rising star in commodity-stream financing
Sandstorm Gold (SSL-V) is not an exploration or operational mining outfit. The company is not interested in spending equity capital on surface exploration, drill programs or environmental-impact studies. Instead, Sandstorm took the idea of…
Katanga wants to be Africa’s biggest copper producer
Katanga Mining (KAT-T) is gearing up to take a big copper project, and make it that much bigger.
A ‘win-win’ deal for Kirkland, Queenston
In a move to secure future growth, Kirkland Lake Gold (KGI-T, KGI-L) is buying Queenston Mining’s (QMI-T) 50% stake in seven jointly held properties the two have in Ontario’s Kirkland Lake gold camp for $60 million in cash and a…
Entre Gold continues to bank in-ground copper assets
Vancouver — Entrée Gold (ETG-T, EGI-N) has amassed an impressive collection of copper resources and reserves in Nevada and Mongolia, but getting it out of the ground may be the rub.
The old Leprechaun offers up challenges to Marathon
Marathon Gold (MOZ-T) and Mountain Lake Resources (MOA-V) had to fight through some heritage issues at the Leprechaun deposit in Newfoundland, but its latest resource update outlines a resilient deposit.
Richmont drops on Wasamac’s PEA
Richmont Mines (RIC-T, RIC-X) saw it shares tumble after publishing a preliminary economic assessment (PEA) for its Wasamac gold project in Rouyn-Noranda, Que.