Ryan Gold looks to a strong year after challenging 2011
When The Northern Miner visited Ryan Gold’s (RYG-V) flagship Ida Oro project last August, the company was scrambling to finish its camp and make up for lost time.
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Brixton cuts mega-intercept at Thorn in BC
Brixton Metals (BBB-V) has pulled a whopper of an intercept from the Thorn project in northwest B.C., hitting 95 metres grading 904 grams per tonne silver equivalent from near surface.
Three companies better than one for Western Copper family
Convinced its portfolio of projects weren’t being adequately appreciated in the market, Yukon-focused Western Copper last year spun out everything but its flagship Casino project into two new companies.
Canada Zinc drills Cardiac Creek
Exploration and diamond drilling at Canada Zinc Metals’ (CZX-V) Cardiac Creek Sedex zinc-lead-silver deposit on its Akie property, 260 km northwest of the town of Mackenzie in northeastern B.C., started in May – and so far the company has…
Randy Turner’s Independence Gold advancing 19 properties in B.C., Yukon
With $15 million in the till, newly listed Independence Gold (IGO-V) is looking to recreate past success in B.C. and the Yukon while searching for gold and silver. The company was spun out of Randy Turner’s former Silver Quest Resources on Dec….
Goldbrook likes Jilin Jien’s offer
Goldbrook Ventures (GBK-V) is being taken out by its Chinese partner in the famed Raglan mining district.
Allegations against Winsway hurt Grande Cache Coal
Allegations of possible securities fraud against Winsway Coking Coal by an unknown research firm called Jonestown Research may spell trouble for Grande Cache Coal (GCE-T).
Lupaka gains 100% ownership of Crucero
Lupaka Gold (LPK-T) now indirectly owns 100% of the Crucero gold project in Peru, after buying the remaining 40% stake of a subsidiary that held the deposit for US$9.2 million in cash and stock.
Entourage gets first sniff of high-grade gold near Hemlo
Entourage Metals (EMT-V) has added a second drill rig to its Black Raven gold prospect in the Schreiber-Hemlo greenstone belt of Northern Ontario following encouraging first-pass drill results.
Brilliant Resources looks to shine in Equatorial Guinea
Vancouver – There are few countries in the world without active mineral exploration, but before Brilliant Resources (BLT-V) showed up Equatorial Guinea was one of them.
Rockgate bulks up resources at Falea
Rockgate Capital (rgt-t) recently reported a 258% increase in the contained uranium resource in the measured and indicated category at the Falea project in western Mali.
Crosshair boots resource higher at Bootheel
Shares of Crosshair Energy (CXX-T, CXZ-X) were up 11.90% or 5¢ at 47¢ per share in mid-morning trading in Toronto after the junior announced it had raised the resource estimate for the Bootheel uranium project in southern Wyoming’s…