Gran Colombia struggles with violence in Colombia
Vancouver – Several acts of violence in recent weeks have marred Gran Colombia Gold’s (GCM-T) grand plans in the South American country.
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Pacific North shares stay flat on assays, financing news
Pacific North West Capital (PFN-T) posted more assays from its ongoing $5-million drill program at its River Valley platinum-group metals (PGM) project in Sudbury, Ont.
Atacama gets more ground around Cerro Maricunga
Atacama Pacific Gold (ATM-V) is looking to expand its position in the dry lands of Chile. The company’s flagship property, the Cerro Maricunga Gold Project, sits in the country’s Maricunga mineral belt and is roughly 20-km south of Kinross…
Who knew…there was gold in Chapleau?
In the eleven years David Palmer has spent working in remote, infrastructure-challenged corners of northern Ontario and Quebec the geologist has never had the luxury of stepping out of his hotel and being on site within fifteen minutes. Until…
A strong quarter for Talison
Talison Lithium (tlh-t) got a healthy boost from higher sales and production for the period ended Sept. 30. It shares jumped 26.5% to $3.77 on the news.
Royal Nickel considers downstream options for Dumont
Preliminary test work on a one kilogram sample of concentrate from Royal Nickel’s (RNX-T) Dumont nickel project in Quebec demonstrates that there is potential to use alternate and significantly cheaper processing options to produce a high-grade…
[Update] Excellon says Mexican union spreading misinformation
Feuding unions at Excellon Resources’ (EXN-T, EXLLF-Q) Platosa polymetallic mine in Mexico’s Durango State have staged multiple demonstrations in recent months and caused seven days of lost production in September.
Oyu Tolgoi investment agreement safe…for now
Less than two weeks after a group of twenty parliamentarians in Mongolia accused the government of breaking the law when it concluded an investment agreement (IA) on the Oyu Tolgoi project, Ivanhoe Mines (IVN-T, IVN-N) issued a joint statement…
Eight new mines to open in BC by 2015, but which ones are they?
B.C.’s new premier, Christy Clark, has unveiled a new jobs plan for the province that is long on rhetoric and short on details.
A Pick-3 from the Precious Metals Summit
While a host of juniors strutted their wares here at the Precious Metals Summit in mid-September, we recap the presentations of three companies that have a good chance of generating news in the coming months: Axmin (AXM-V), Malbex Resources…
Timing is everything for Highland Valley union
Ask not what you can do for Teck, but what Teck can do for you.” Such is the motto of United Steelworkers Local 7619, which represents 1,050 of the 1,250 workers at Teck Resources’ (TCK.B-T, TCK-N) Highland Valley copper mine near Kamloops,…
Talon’s new Trairao results
Talon Metals’ (TLO-T) stock got a temporary boost from new drill results from its wholly owned Trairao iron project in Brazil’s northern Para state.