Auriga’s new vision for Puffy Lake
Auriga Gold (AIA-V) wants to bring the Puffy gold mine in northwestern Manitoba back to life — only this time, as a more modest and efficient operation.
Gold
Slater’s patience rewarded in Kazakhstan’s goldfields
Business partners Ian Slater and Robert Bell first set their sights on Kazakhstan mineral potential not long after the country declared independence from the Soviet Union in the early 1990s. Two decades later, their vision of developing a…
Teras releases maiden resource at Cahuilla
VANCOUVER — Calgary-based explorer Teras Resources (TRA-V) has accomplished its first goal at its flagship Cahuilla gold-silver project in northwest Imperial County, California. On Nov. 30, the company pulled together historic data and…
Gold Fields reduces its SA risk, spins out two mines
Gold Fields (GFI-N) is lowering its South African risk by spinning out its wholly-owned subsidiary that holds the KDC and Beatrix gold mines in the country into a new firm called Sibanye Gold. While this may sound like a step in the right…
Ollachea delivers for Minera IRL in Peru
Lima-based gold miner Mineral IRL (IRL-T, MIRL-L) has completed a definitive feasibility study of its wholly owned Ollachea gold project in southeastern Peru that shows the potential to build a profitable underground mine that could produce…
Astur surges on EIS
Shares of Astur Gold (AST-V) jumped 50% to $1.08 on news that authorities in Spain had issued a positive Environmental Impact Statement on its 100%-owned Salave gold project, which the junior describes as one of the largest and highest grade…
[Update] Inmet rejects First Quantum’s takeover bid
Shares of Inmet Mining (IMN-T) are still climbing after it made two separate announcements yesterday, indicating it has turned down a second takeover bid from First Quantum Minerals (FM-T) and has adopted a shareholder…
Goldquest sinks 37% on drill results
Shares of Goldquest Mining (GQC-V) have dropped lately every time the company has published additional holes from its ongoing drill program at the Romero gold-copper target. This time it was no different. The stock plunged 37% after the…
Unigold rises on drill results
Shares of Unigold (UGD-V) jumped 14.3% to 28¢ on news of one of the best-ever drill results from the Candelones Extension, part of its Neita concession in the Dominican Republic.
West Kirkland sticks to its guns in Long Canyon
For president and CEO Michael Jones and his team at West Kirkland Mining (WKM-V), the path forward is clear: establish a strong land position in an emerging gold district, and operate with the tenacity and business savvy needed to stay there….
Tower Resources writes a new chapter in BC gold
Vancouver-based explorer Tower Resources (TWR-V) did not stray far from home when it came time to pick its projects. Boasting a strong technical team with a history of success in Western Canada, Tower has cobbled together a portfolio of highly…
Who dares to mine wins: SAS
St Andrew Goldfields’ (SAS-T) ambitious goal of reaching 100,000 oz. gold production for the year is getting closer to reality.