Agnico-Eagle digs deeper in Quebec (May 10, 2011)
Agnico-Eagle Mines’ (AEM-T, AEM-N) Goldex, Lapa, and LaRonde gold mines in Quebec are getting a slice of the company’s largest-ever US$145-million global exploration program this year.
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Pilot Gold lifts off on latest results
A small market cap can be a wonderful thing as evidenced by the market action of two different companies on Tuesday.
Trade Winds completes winter-spring drill program
Drilling at Trade Winds Ventures’ (TWD-V) Block A project in northeastern Ontario, a 50-50 joint-venture with Detour Gold (DGC-T), has returned strong intercepts.
Ghana’s newest gold producer
After 11 months of construction, the Nzema gold project has moved into commercial production and Adamus Resources (ADU-V, ADU-A) is confident the new open-pit mine in southwestern Ghana will be able to turn out 100,000 ounces of gold in its…
BHP approves Misery project at Ekati
BHP Billiton (BHP-N, BLT-L) gave a thumbs-up to its Misery open-pit project at the Ekati diamond mine near Yellowknife, N.W.T., on May 9.
Belo Sun adds lustre to Volta Grande (May 09, 2011)
Belo Sun (BSX-V) is beefing up resources at its Volta Grande gold project in Brazil’s Para state, with plans of completing a feasibility study by year-end.
Colossus’ best-ever intercept
Colossus Minerals (CSI-T) has cut a monster intercept from its 75%-owned Serra Pelada polymetallic project in Brazil’s Para state.
Creso eyes $43M JV with Hunter Dickinson
After completing more than 10,300 metres of drilling in the past year at its Shining Tree gold project in northeastern Ontario, Montreal-based Creso Exploration (CXT-V) has signed a preliminary joint venture (JV) agreement with the well-known…
Banro, China Gold to team up in the DRC
Just days after saying that a document regarding a possible takeover was a fake, Banro (BAA-T, BAA-X) has announced that it will team up with a Chinese major.
Semafo says it’s business as usual in Burkina Faso
Montreal-based Semafo (SMF-T) says operations at its flagship Mana gold mine in Burkina Faso have not suffered any disruptions as a result of recent military unrest across the country. In April, soldiers in several small towns and the capital…
Newmont donates US$250,000 to University of Nevada
Newmont Mining (NEM-N) is supporting the Mackay School of Earth Sciences and Engineering at the University of Nevada, Reno, with a gift of US$250,000 to support students, faculty, research and educational outreach.
Suppliers news (May 09, 2011)
Veolia gets two new contracts