Banks Island banking on quick-start gold mine
Vancouver — Recently-listed Banks Island Gold (BOZ-V) has hit more high-grade gold as it looks to expand the resource at the production-ready Tal zone on its northern British Columbia property.
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Continental rebounds following sharp mid-week decline
Vancouver — Continental Gold (CNL-T) bounced back 7% or 53¢ during the March 8 trading session, closing at $7.95 per share after releasing high-grade assays on 13 drill holes collared on its 100%-owned Buritica gold-silver-zinc…
Atacama keeps the results flowing
Atacama Pacific Gold (AMT-V) continues to report positive results from its third phase drill program at its Cerro Maricunga gold project, 140 km northeast of Copiapo, Chile.
Nationalization agendas will take a bite out of industry revenues
Vancouver— Indonesia’s new indigenization legislation aimed at foreign mining companies opens another chapter in a resource-nationalization saga amongst developing countries.
The Power of economic geology
Having already established himself as a leading geological expert in the world of academia, David Groves has shifted his focus to the real world of mining.
Great Basin sees stronger future for troubled Burnstone mine
Vancouver – Struggling miner Great Basin Gold (GBG-T) got a much needed share price boost after releasing production and exploration updates on its two operating gold mines.
God’s Lake Resources and KI First Nation in escalating impasse
Vancouver — The Ontario Government’s move to ban mining and exploration on a large swath of northern Ontario looks to have done little to diffuse tensions between the Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug (KI) First Nation and God’s…
Royalties explained
A recurring theme at this year’s 80th version of the Prospectors Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) convention in Toronto is that of financing. With debt markets in Europe faltering and equity markets not performing up to snuff,…
Eco Oro takes second look at Angostura’s underground option
Vancouver — Eco Oro Minerals (EOM-T) has announced an initial resource on its Mongora target and an updated underground scoping study on its Angostura project as company tries to revive its fortunes in Colombia.
La Ronge soars 150% on preliminary results at Preview
Vancouver — Add La Ronge Gold (LAR-V) to the list of junior gold explorers that enjoyed triple-digit percentage share gains this quarter.
Legendary minefinder David Lowell’s advice: set aside geological dogma
The Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada kicked off its annual convention in Toronto with a panel discussion tossing around the idea of what makes for a successful discoverer of ore deposits.
Eldorado expands following record breaking year
Vancouver — Eldorado Gold (ELD-T, EGO-N) has ridden a wave of higher production and rising gold prices to record earnings in 2011.