Rau results get Atac noticed
VANCOUVER–The first drill result out of Atac Resources’ (ATC-V)Rau gold project in the central Yukon impressed investors enough to give the junior a nice share price lift.
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Glass Earth Gold steps up drilling across New Zealand
PERTH, WESTERN AUSTRALIA — Wellington-based junior Glass Earth Gold (GEL-V, GELGF-O) is among New Zealand’s most active explorers and probably the only one with drilling campaigns on both the North a…
Harmony, Newcrest, team up in PNG at Hidden Valley
Two of the biggest gold miners not listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange are combining forces in Papua New Guinea (PNG) with the hopes of bringing a large-scale gold and silver mine into production by …
High River buys out Russian partner at Prognoz
High River Gold Mines (HRG-T, HRIVF-O) is snapping up the remaining 50% stake in the Prognoz silver project in the Republic of Sakha in Russia, about 444 km north of the capital city of Yakutsk.
Odds ‘n’ sods: The story of Red Lake
— The following is an excerpt from Red Lake: Golden Treasure Chest, a new 164-page book by Michael Barnes chronicling the community and mines that have sprung up northwestern Ontario’s gold-rich Red …
Serengeti expands Kwanika (August 25, 2008)
VANCOUVER — With the assays in hand from another dozen drill holes from an ongoing 59-hole campaign this year at its Kwanika property, about 250 km east of Smithers, B. C., Serengeti Resources’ (SIR-…
Intrepid posts Indonesian resource (August 25, 2008)
VANCOUVER — A resource estimate for a portion of the Tujuh Bukit gold project in Indonesia only a few months after Intrepid Mines (IAU-T, IAU-A) acquired the project through a merger with Emperor Min…
Barrick’s Q2 strong despite rising costs
Despite a 91% jump in oil prices, which averaged US$124 per barrel in the second quarter compared with US$65 per barrel in the same quarter a year ago, Barrick Gold’s (ABX-T, ABX-N) second-quarter rev…
San Gold on cusp of resource update (August 25, 2008)
VANCOUVER–Exploration drilling in and around San Gold’s (SGR-V, SGRCF-O) operating Rice Lake mine, 230 km northeast of Winnipeg, Man., continues to pay off with high-grade gold. San Gold CEO Dale Gin…
Tournigan grows Kuriskova deposit
VANCOUVER — After a modelling error forced Tournigan Energy (TVC-V, TVCFF-O) to reduce the resources at its Kuriskova uranium deposit in eastern Slovakia last year, the newly renamed company has put …
Lydian’s early moves
Lydian International (LYD-T) likes to arrive early.Following its nose for geological potential in transitional …
Continental Minerals: one step closer to developing Xietongmen
Vancouver The Chinese government has approved Continental Minerals’ (KMK-V) land reclamation report the final o…