Barrick inaugurates Punta Colorada wind turbines
In mid-November in northern Chile, Barrick Gold (ABX-T, ABX-N) officially opened its Punta Colorada Wind Farm, the largest wind power grid ever built by a mining company in the country.
Gold
Buchans Minerals revives historic mine
The old Buchans mine headframe still stands tall at the end of Main Street in this small Newfoundland town. The structure is a constant reminder for the 750 or so residents that the town’s history is inextricably linked to mining.
Coeur’s Rochester poised for a comeback
As the sun rises over the distant hills in Lovelock, Nev., we begin a short drive on Interstate Highway 80 before snaking up the paved roads to Coeur d’Alene Mines’ (CDM-T, CDE-N) Rochester silver-gold mine, located 41 km northeast in Pershing…
Something’s brewing in Idaho
Idaho is becoming a popular mining destination, and with the Fraser Institute recently ranking the U.S. state as the fifth-best jurisdiction in the world for mining, that trend is likely to continue.
Midway pushes Pan to feasibility
Midway Gold’s (MDW-V, MDW-X) new feasibility study for its Pan gold project in White Pine Cty., Nev., shows it’s viable to build at various gold prices.
Ghana yields gold for Abzu
Initial drill results from Abzu Gold’s (ABS-V) Nangodi project in Ghana show that the Bole-Nangodi gold belt in the north of the country still has plenty of gold to give.
Moneta Porcupine de-risks Golden Highway
Moneta Porcupine Mines (ME-T, MPUCF-O) and its Golden Highway gold project in northern Ontario could start generating some attention from gold producers interested acquiring a bulk-tonnage deposit in Canada, the junior’s management says.
Platinum Group makes new Bushveld discovery
Vancouver – Platinum Group Metals (PTM-T) has hit high grade precious metal intercepts in an area north of the previously mapped Bushveld Complex in South Africa.
Mudslide proves fortuitous for Colombian Mines
A mudslide proved a blessing for Colombian Mines (CMJ-V) at its El Dovio project in Colombia.
Bulgarian government gives the nod to DPM
The wait is over as Dundee Precious Metals (DPM-T) finally secured an approval on its environmental impact assessment (EIA) for its Krumovgrad Gold project in Bulgaria.
Salazar reports high-grade from Ecuador
Diamond drilling at Salazar Resources’ (SRL-V) 100%-owned Curipamba volcanogenic massive sulphide (VMS) project in Ecuador has yielded more high-grade precious and base metal mineralization over significant widths at the El Domo deposit,…
Citation enters Guerrero Gold Belt
Vancouver – Yet another explorer has decided to try their hand in the Guerrero Gold Belt of southwest Mexico, with Citation Resources (CTT-V) signing an option agreement on a block of property there.