Fostering ‘Mining Minds’
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Continental pushes ahead at Buritica despite share price slide
VANCOUVER — The nine drills turning at Continental Gold’s (TSX: CNL) Buritica project in Colombia are returning high-grade gold-silver intercepts from within and outside the defined resource, positioning the project for a resource…
Torex delivers the goods at Morelos
Torex Gold Resources (TSX: TXG) is proving that its Morelos gold-silver project in Mexico isn’t just about near-term production, but also exploration upside.
Eurasian turns Turkish asset into cash
Eurasian Minerals (TSXV: EMX; NYSE: EMXX) is cashing in on its exploration work in Turkey.
Osisko sheds light on mystery Mexican project
VANCOUVER — Last October, Osisko Mining (TSX: OSK) made a rather odd announcement. The Montreal-based, Eastern Canada-focused gold miner reported it had staked just shy of 10,000 sq. km in Mexico, but wouldn’t be telling anyone the…
Procon invests $12M in Fortune Minerals
Procon Resources, a Vancouver-based mining contractor that is majority owned by China CAMC Engineering, is making an $11.7-million strategic investment in Fortune Minerals (TSX: FT) at a price of 40¢ per share — a 14% premium over…
Anfield receives first exploitation licence for Mayaniquel
Shares of Anfield Nickel (TSX: ANF) jumped 12% to $2.91 after Guatemala’s Ministry of Energy and Mines approved the first of three exploitation licences the junior has submitted for its Mayaniquel nickel laterite project.
Quest to sell 100% of Strange Lake’s zirconia to TAM
Quest Rare Minerals (TSX: QRM; AMEX: QRM) received a much-needed boost after reporting that it intends to sell 100% of the anticipated annual zirconia production from its Strange Lake rare earth deposit in northern Quebec to New York-based…
Sabina finds high-grade gold at George
Sabina Gold & Silver (SBB-T) has pulled some encouraging grades from the George deposit at its Back River gold-silver project in Nunavut ahead of a prefeasibility study (PFS) due later this year.
Orbite inks offtake deal with Glencore
Orbite Aluminae (ORT-T) has gained another vote of confidence from a major for its innovative technique to produce alumina from its aluminous clay deposit in Quebec, sending its shares soaring.
Greenland’s timeless allure
Avannaa Resources is a privately held exploration company founded by three geologists from Britain and Denmark who pooled their interest and experience in Greenland. It may be an unfamiliar name to many, but over the last nine months, the…
Atico completes El Roble resource
When it comes to pedigree in South America’s mining industry, it doesn’t get much better than the storied Ganoza family of Peru, which has owned and operated underground gold, silver and base metal mines in both their homeland and…