Rising Nevsun declares first dividend (May 30, 2011)
Nevsun Resources (NSU-T, NSU-X) has followed up a successful ramp-up to production at its 60%-owned Bisha polymetallic mine in Eritrea by declaring a modest first dividend.
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Profits surge at Dundee Precious Metals (May 30, 2011)
With increased production and higher realized metals prices, Dundee Precious Metals (DPM-T) has managed to turn things around from where they were this time last year.
Two sides hunker down at RX Exploration
A battle is brewing in the boardroom of RX Exploration (RXE-V).
Orezone Gold to update Bombore resource by Q4
Infill drilling at Bombore, the largest undeveloped gold project in Burkina Faso, has yielded some positive results with grades about 65% higher than the resource model, Orezone Gold (ORE-T) reports.
NovaGold’s CEO chats about progress, George Soros
Vancouver – NovaGold Resources (NG-T, NG-N) held its first live broadcast of the company’s annual general meeting of shareholders on May 25, with long-time chief executive officer Rick Van Nieuwenhuyse providing a pleasing roundup of the…
Deseado Massif reveals more high grade discoveries (May 26, 2011)
Vancouver – Argentina’s Deseado Massif has seen concentrated precious metals exploration for close to twenty years, but junior explorers continue to demonstrate the area’s significant hidden potential.
Reko Diq to see a mining licence soon
The mining licence dispute for the sizable Reko Diq copper-gold project in Pakistan’s southwest Balochistan province seems to be coming to an end after much uncertainty.
Claude hits high grade gold
A high-grade intercept lifted Claude Resources’ (CRJ-T, CGR-X) shares on a day when the yellow metal itself was climbing high. With gold reaching the US$1,525 per oz. level, news of Claude’s intercept lifted the company’s shares by 3% or…
Yukon-Nevada rises on Q1, financing news
Yukon-Nevada Gold (YNG-T) shares jumped 31% in late day trading to 56¢ on news of its first quarter results and recent $59-million financing, which would be used to upgrade its Jerrit Canyon gold mine in Nevada.
North Country Gold ramps up exploration
Since graduating with a geology degree from the University of Alberta in 1988, John Williamson has founded ten junior resource and mining companies with assets across Canada, Western Australia, South America and Africa. He has helped raise over…
Pan Terra heads to Africa in search of gold, copper
Vancouver – From the ashes of a high-flying hydrogen fuel cell promotion and later a construction-site preparation and excavation business, Pan Terra Industries (PNT-V) has emerged once again to reinvent itself as a mineral explorer.
Agnico-Eagle digs deeper in Quebec (May 23, 2011)
Agnico-Eagle Mines’ (AEM-T, AEM-N) Goldex, Lapa, and LaRonde gold mines in Quebec are getting a slice of the company’s largest-ever US$145-million global exploration program this year.