Kaminak to spend $15 million on exploration
With more than $21 million in cash, Kaminak Gold (KAM-V) has all the money it needs for an aggressive exploration program this year at its Coffee gold project in the White Gold district of the Yukon.
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Editorial: Gov’t stepping slowly into Voisey’s strike
The first week of 2011 saw the public release of a candid and rather damning report by a Newfoundland & Labrador government-appointed commission on the 17-month strike by 120 members of United Steelworkers Local 9508 at Vale’s Voisey’s Bay…
Paramount prepares to resume drilling on Don Ese discovery in February
The final assays results from the remaining 28 holes completed during the 2010 drilling program on Paramount Gold and Silver’s (PZG-T, PZG-X) San Miguel project continue to confirm the potential for near-surface, bulk-tonnage mineralization at…
Rainy River cashes in with $75 million financing
On the back of its flagship 5-million-oz. Rainy River project in northwestern Ontario, Rainy River Resources (RR-V) has closed a $75-million bought deal financing just as gold is starting to lose a little of its lustre. The private placement,…
Taseko shrugs (January 11, 2011)
Taseko Mines’ (TKO-T, TGB-X) may have been knocked down by the Federal government’s ruling against its Prosperity mine, but that doesn’t mean the company has been knocked-out.
Tarsis acquires new porphyry prospect in Yukon
If you ask Marc Blythe, president and chief executive of Tarsis Resources (TCC-V), there aren’t many companies like his that are looking for new projects in the Yukon.
Silver Quest picks up the Bouvette property in Yukon
Investors snapped to attention when drilling at the Tiger Zone in the middle of Atac Resources’ (ATC-V) Rau gold property in the Yukon started yielding intercepts of 38.8 metres of 17.1 grams gold per tonne from 33 metres depth,…
Coalspur develops Vista project in Alberta
Four months after he was hired as managing director and chief executive of Coalspur Mines (cpt-t, cpl-a) Gene Wusaty was still working out of his home and a local coffee shop in Calgary and putting business expenses on his personal credit card.
NSGold to revive Nova Scotia gold camp
Newly listed NSGold (nsx-v) is determined to make a name for itself in the historic gold camps of Nova Scotia.The junior recently wrapped up a $750,000-exploration drilling campaign on the Mooseland gold project, 110 km by paved highway…
Rio offers A$3.9 billion for Riversdale
Vancouver – Rio Tinto (RIO-N, RIO-L) wants more coal: the major has offered A$3.9 billion for Riversdale Mining (RIV-A), an Australian coal company with one mine in operation, one in construction, and one primed for development.
Ogden looks golden to Metals Creek
More significant results from the drill at the Ogden gold project in Timmins, Ont., had Metals Creek Resources (mek-v) climbing higher. The results came out of the company’s ongoing 2,500-metre drill program and included a highlight intercept…
Newmont ups stake in Loncor
Loncor Resources (ln-v) is $6.8 million richer after Newmont Mining (nmc-t, nem-n) exercised some 2 million in-the-money warrants worth $2.9 million and took down a non-brokered $3.9-million private placement.Newmont Mining boosted its…