Nautilus fighting to stay on course
VANCOUVER — Starting the world’s first seabed mining operation was never going to be simple, but for Nautilus Minerals (NUS-T), the challenges have been multiplying.
Gold
Sabina Gold makes progress in Nunavut
Drill results from Sabina Gold & Silver’s (SBB-T) Back River project in southwestern Nunavut about 520 km northeast of Yellowknife and 50 km southeast of Xstrata Zinc Canada’s Hackett River silver-zinc project, demonstrate the…
Cobriza on the copper trail in Peru
The final results from Cobriza Metals (CZA-T) first drill campaign at its Arikepay project in Peru are in and they continue to indicate that the company is on to a large porphyry system.
Unigold extends Candelones extension
VANCOUVER — Unigold (UGD-V) has released more results from its now closely-followed drill program at the Candelones project on the western edge of the Dominican Republic.
Brazilian Gold gets first resource at Boa Vista
It didn’t take long for Brazilian Gold (BGC-V) to get a resource on its recently discovered VG1 deposit in Brazil.
HudBay inks deal with Silver Wheaton
Construction of the $1.5 billion Constancia copper mine in southern Peru is a go and HudBay Minerals (HBM-T, HBM-N) has signed a streaming agreement with Silver Wheaton (SLW-T) to help foot the bill.
Northern Tiger reawakens Sleeping Giant
VANCOUVER — Northern Tiger Resources (NTR-V) has renewed interest in the Sleeping Giant zone at 3Ace project in southeast Yukon with some encouraging sampling results.
Endeavour bids for Avion
Endeavour Mining (EDV-T) plans to buy Avion Gold (AVR-T) in a $389-million deal to consolidate its position in West Africa and grow its expected gold production for 2012 by 50%.
Roxgold rushes initial resource at Yaramoko
VANCOUVER — Vancouver-based explorer Roxgold (ROG-V) continues to advance its Yaramoko gold project in Burkina Faso, West Africa, despite lingering questions stemming from an unresolved proxy battle with a group of prominent shareholders….
Touchstone Gold and Atlantis Gold Mines to merge
Touchstone Gold (TGL-L) and Atlantis Gold Mines are combining their assets in Colombia to create a new gold exploration and development company that consolidates neighbouring assets in a region with a history of high-grade gold…
Barrick suffers setbacks, cost hikes, output revisions
Barrick Gold (ABX-T, ABX-N) packed its much-anticipated second-quarter financials with quite a few punches, causing analysts to cut their price targets.While the world’s largest gold producer had previously said that second-quarter…
Seabridge stays hopeful at Courageous Lake
A new preliminary feasibility study (PFS) on Seabridge Gold’s (SEA-T, SA-X) Courageous Lake gold project in the Northwest Territories suggests the project is viable at current gold prices, and more work needs to be done to lift its…