Volta rises on Nassara gold hits
Volta Resources (VTR-T) shares received a boost on news of near-surface gold intercepts at the company’s Nassara gold prospect in southwestern Burkina Faso.
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Mag Silver gets Pozo Seco resource
VANCOUVER — A first resource estimate for Mag Silver’s (MAG-T, MVG-X) Pozo Seco target in Mexico has outlined a significant molybdenum- gold deposit.
Coffee results jolt Kaminak shares
VANCOUVER — Kaminak Gold’s (KAM-V) share price leapt to a new high on a strong intercept and encouraging soil samples from its Coffee gold property in the Yukon’s White Gold district.
Almaden rises on Ixtaca hits
VANCOUVER — First-ever drilling on part of Almaden Minerals’ (AMM-T, AAU-X) Tuligtic copper-gold project in Mexico has returned a long intersect of significant gold and silver mineralization.
Quebec minister refuses uranium ban
Quebec’s government has rejected calls for a moratorium on uranium exploration in the province. “It’s out of the question,” said Quebec’s Minister for Natural Resources and Wildlife, Serge Simard, as …
PEOPLE (August 30, 2010)
Anvil Mining — Philippe Monier appointed VP corporate and CFO.
33 trapped Chilean miners alive, well and waiting
After 17 days trapped 688 metres below the surface, a group of Chilean miners announced they are alive by attaching a note to a probe that was pulled to the surface through a freshly drilled narrow sh…
First Quantum calls ENRC’s buy illegal
Kazakhstan-based mining group Eurasian Natural Resources Corp. or ENRC (ENRC-L) has agreed to pay US$175 million for mining assets in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, including the Kolwezi copper…
URS to acquire Scott Wilson
The boards of Scott Wilson Group (SWG-L) and URS Corp. (URS-N) have agreed on a cash offer by Universe Bidco Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of URS.
Scorpion Gold hands out US$3m contract
Vancouver-headquartered Scorpio Gold’s (SGN-V) 70% joint-venture subsidiary Mineral Ridge Gold has awarded a US$3-million contract to Nevada-based Canyon Construction pertaining to the re-stacking of …
Aeroquest to survey Deadhorse Creek
Canadian International Minerals (CIN-C) has signed a contract with Aeroquest (AQL-T) to fly a close spaced AeroTEM III-Radiometric- Mag survey over the Deadhorse Creek property, 43 km east of Terrace …
Golden Minerals ups El Quevar silver resource
VANCOUVER — Six months after buying out its partner at the El Quevar silver project in Argentina, Golden Minerals (AUM-T, AUMN-N) has increased the project’s contained silver by 42%.