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.
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‘Rediscoveries’ among featured projects at Roundup 2012
Modern technologies combined with robust metal prices helped generate many of the domestic and international exploration successes featured at Mineral Exploration Roundup hosted by the Association for Mineral Exploration British Columbia (AME…
Red Eagle spreads its wings
In recent years as drugs and violence fade from the headlines, Colombia has seen a deluge of juniors pouring in and looking to take part in the gold-rich country’s seemingly endless untapped potential.
Colombia surging ahead
The past year has been a pivotal one for the Colombian gold sector, as explorers demonstrated much more of the geological promise the country holds.
Newmont writes off Hope Bay
Newmont Mining (NMC-T, NEM-N)has written down the entire US$1.6-billion net book value of its Hope Bay gold project in remote Nunavut. The decision comes just weeks after the company announced it was placing the project on care and maintenance…
SilverCrest boosts Santa Elena production and La Joya resource estimate
SilverCrest Mines (SVL-V) is on a roll as rising production at its Santa Elena silver-gold mine in Sonora State, Mexico, and a 424% increase in silver-equivalent inferred resources has seen shares jump 33% to a $2.55 high over the past six…
Doubled Hassai resource creates buzz for La Mancha
Exposed sulphide mineralization appears at the bottom of 12 out of 16 oxide pits that make up La Mancha Resources’ (LMA-T) Hassai gold-copper mining complex in the remote desert of northern Sudan. And a new resource estimate based on…
Victoria’s Eagle to land in two years
With a feasibility study now in hand for its Eagle gold deposit on the wholly owned Dublin Gulch property in central Yukon, Victoria Gold (VIT-V) has solidified a plan that could take it from junior developer to gold miner by the end of 2014.
Cadillac Mining up 241% on Goldstrike results
Two gold hits in Utah have vaulted Cadillac Mining’s (CQX-V) share price up 20.5¢, or 241%, to 29¢ on 8.4 million shares traded.
New discovery moves Volta upwards
A new discovery at its Kiaka gold project in Burkina Faso has had explorer Volta Resources (VTR-T) riding high.
Juniors scramble for mainland Southeast Asia’s riches
The mainland of Southeast Asia may not hold much buzz for most Canadian explorers — with island nations in the region getting far more attention — but there are a few intrepid companies finding success in this oft-overlooked part of…
Kilo juggles projects in the DRC, Afghanistan
In late January Kilo Goldmines (KGL-V) announced that its iron ore joint-venture project with Rio Tinto (RIO-N) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has the potential to host direct shipping ore. In the same announcement the junior…