Alamos makes headway in Turkey
Alamos Gold (AGI-T) outlines a positive mining scenario at its Turkish gold assets, Agi Dagi and Kirazli, and reveals an inferred resource for its Camyurt project, also in Turkey.
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WCB hunts gold, copper elephant on Misima Island
VANCOUVER — When big-time global miner Xstrata PLC (XTA-L) put its US$5.3-billion Frieda River copper project in Papua New Guinea on the market in late June, there were a few raised eyebrows at the state of affairs in the small Melanesian…
Nighthawk looks to soar on NWT gold
Contrary to popular belief significant gold finds in the far north don’t begin and end with the Yukon.
Mixed results for Ethos Gold’s first pass at Betty
VANCOUVER — The first drill program on Ethos Gold’s (ECC-V) Betty project in the Yukon has yielded both encouraging gold discoveries and numerous blanks.
Alexandria finds new gold in the same old place
Some places just never go out of style.
Iamgold not “bailing” on Ecuador
Headlines in the mainstream media that Iamgold (IMT-T) is giving up on Ecuador are fundamentally incorrect, Candace MacGibbon, president and chief financial officer of junior explorer INV Metals (INV-T), told The Northern Miner.
Guyana’s challenges may hold rewards for gold explorers
VANCOUVER — When it comes to unearthing gold in a youthful mining jurisdiction like the South American nation of Guyana, explorers are often faced with infrastructure-based speed bumps on the road to establishing an economic deposit. Both…
Yamana pounces on Extorre
Following a tumultuous four months that saw its share price plummet and development options narrow, Vancouver-based explorer Extorre Gold Mines (XG-T, XG-X) has found a solution to its problem in the form of Toronto-based miner Yamana Gold…
Mid-tier producers grapple with Peru’s growing pains
Peru is experiencing a mining boom of global proportions thanks to years of heavy investment and increasing production. The country is the world’s number-two copper producer, number-two silver producer, number-six gold producer,…
Atacama drills deep into Chile
Carl Hansen is a big fan of the Maricunga mineral belt in Chile’s Atacama region, high in the Andes.The president and CEO of Atacama Pacific (ATM-V) is advancing the company’s wholly owned Cerro Maricunga gold project, which is just…
Lumina finds new zones at Taca Taca
New copper mineralization zones at the Taca Taca project failed to lift the share price of Lumina Copper (LCC-V) due to anti-Argentina sentiment in the wake of President Cristina Fernandez’s decision last month to nationalize…
Colombian drilling lifts Continental Gold
Strong drill results from nine diamond drill holes at the Buritica gold project in Colombia sent shares of Continental Gold (CNL-T) up 28¢, or 3.9%, to $7.38 apiece on June 4.Highlights from the holes drilled into the Yaragua system…