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Placer Dome's mining complex at Cortez Hills in Nevada.

Placer green-lights Granny, Cortez Hills

Placer Dome (PDG-T, PDG-N) has approved development of its 60%-owned Cortez Hills gold project in northeastern Nevada and the Wallaby underground project at the Granny Smith mine in…


In front of a portal at the past-producing Caylloma silver mine in Peru, from left: Caylloma Mine Manager Edgardo Salas; Fortuna Silver Mines Vice-President of Business Development Jorge Ganoza Durant; President Peter Thiersch; and Vice-President of Operations Jorge Ganoza Aicardi.

Animas vein could be company-maker for Fortuna

Arequipa, Peru — Shine a headlamp into almost any one of the crosscuts that intersect the Caylloma project’s Animas vein and the structure’s potential to be a company maker shines back….


Twilight of a gold champion

For the third consecutive year, the appearance of a South African Deputy Mines Minister at the Africa DownUnder Conference in Perth, Western Australia, failed to convince Australian investors and expl…


A wishlist for mines ministers

— The following is an edited version of a brief submitted to the 62nd annual Energy & Mines Ministers’ Conference held recently in St. Andrews, N.B., on behalf of the Toronto-based Prospectors an…





Agnico extends Riddarhyttan bid

Agnico-Eagle Mines (AGE-T, AEM-N) has extended its all-stock offer for Riddarhyttan Resources after receiving just 35.6% of the Swedish gold explorer’s stock….


Gralheira drill results fuel uncertainty

Vancouver — Results from St. Elias Mines‘ (SLI-V) latest drilling on the Jales-Gralheira gold project, situated in the Tras-O-Montes region of northern Portugal, has confused and d…


‘King Rat’ ready to deal in Africa

Perth, Australia — One of the darlings of the international platinum market, Aquarius Platinum (AQP-A, AQP-L), has the corporate and technical skills to generate new projects in so…


Southwestern defines gold zones at Boka

Vancouver — Results are in hand for 11 new infill and step-out holes drilled at the Boka project in China’s Yunnan province. The advanced gold project is operated and held 90% by Southwester…



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