Guyana Goldfields outlines 22-year operation at Aurora
Guyana Goldfields’ (GUY-T) Aurora project, in Guyana, could produce nearly 200,000 oz. gold per year over 22 years for a total of 4.4 million oz., according to a new feasibility study.
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Freegold hunts Alaskan gold at Golden Summit
Freegold Ventures (FVL-V) hopes to be the next big thing in Alaskan gold country, with projects in areas that have proven resource-rich for Sumitomo Metal Mining and Kinross Gold (K-T, KGC-N).
Frontier eyes 2015 start-up at Zandkopsdrift REE project
A preliminary economic study (PEA) on Frontier Rare Earths’ (FRO-T) Zandkopsdrift rare earth element deposit in South Africa predicts that it could be a high-margin specialty minerals producer, churning out 20,000 tonnes of separated rare…
Yamana grows yearly profits by 17%
Yamana Gold (YRI-T, AUY-N) has reported a US$89.5-million profit for the fourth quarter of 2011. It’s a 28% decrease from the same period a year ago, following a one-time, US$81-million impairment loss on investments.
Talon sizes up iron ore at Trairao in Brazil
Talon Metals (TLO-T) has released a slew of drill results from its extensive 2011 exploration program, showing iron content in weathered and fresh rock at its Trairao project in Brazil.
Coro options more copper ground in Chile
Coro Mining (COP-T) has signed an option agreement with a local Chilean company to acquire El Desesperado — a 7-sq.-km property hosting porphyry copper-style mineralization 16 km southwest of Codelco’s Chuquicamata copper mine in…
Golder and Mirarco paint beautiful pictures together
There’s no doubt that new technologies have made the discovery and development of mineral deposits a rewarding but more complex business.
Geologix looks at the bigger picture at Tepal
While largely focused on advancing its Tepal gold-copper project in Western Mexico towards production, Geologix Explorations (GIX-T) has also been busy with regional exploration to improve the project’s long-term potential.
Golden Predator claws more results out of the Yukon
Golden Predator’s (GPD-T) deep portfolio of gold projects in the Yukon is looking a little more robust after its latest drill results.
Celeste looks to resurrect tin mining in Cornwall
A lot can change in a year. For Celeste Copper (C-V), a former copper-gold explorer struggling to advance optioned properties in Chile, it has meant new management, new deep-pocketed investors, a new jurisdiction and a new target: tin.
Here comes the sun for Rainy River
An updated resource estimate based on 394 new core holes from 170,000 metres of drilling in 2011 — bringing the total to 1,279 drill holes, or 578,000 metres — has lifted the spirits and shares of Rainy River Resources (RR-T, RR-V).
Avino inches closer to production
Avino is an old name in Mexican mining for a couple of reasons. Most prominently, it is the name of a legendary silver and copper vein 1.6 km long and 182 metres wide at the surface. The vein’s scale helped make it the first mine in the…