Rye Patch pounces on Coeur d’Alene’s lapsed claims
Rye Patch Gold (RPM-V) shares surged 84% to 71¢ on Dec. 5 on news the junior scooped up lapsed mining claims from Coeur d’Alene Mines (CDM-T, CDE-N) in Nevada’s Rochester mining district.
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Lundin completes Semblana resource
Lundin Mining (LUN-T, LUMI-O) discovered the Semblana copper deposit adjacent to its Neves-Corvo mine in southern Portugal in September last year and describes it on its website as “the first new massive sulphide deposit discovery at…
Tigray drills Terakimti prospect
Assay results from three drill holes at Tigray Resources (TIG-V) 70%-owned copper-gold-silver-zinc deposit in northern Ethiopia returned an intercept of 73.85 metres grading 3.77% copper, 1.31 grams gold per tonne, 14 grams silver per tonne and…
Patagonia Gold lists on the TSX
With the backing of one of Argentina’s biggest industrialists and plans to start generating free cash flow in the South American country by 2013, Patagonia Gold (PAT-T, PGD-L) and its recent listing on the Toronto Stock Exchange could start to…
Mudslide helps Colombian Mines
A mudslide proved a blessing for Colombian Mines (CMJ-V) at its El Dovio polymetallic project in Colombia.
Canadian Zinc steps closer to opening a mine
Canadian Zinc (CZN-T) gets a green light from environmental authorities to go ahead with developing its Prairie Creek mine in the Northwest Territories.
Kinross inks agreement in principle on Fruta del Norte
Kinross Gold (K-T, KGC-N) is finalizing a feasibility study on its Fruta del Norte project in southeastern Ecuador that will be completed before the end of the year and project costs and capital and operating costs are expected to exceed those…
Rye Patch locks horns with Coeur d’Alene
Shares of Rye Patch Gold (RPM-V) surged 84.4% to close at 71¢ yesterday on news that the junior had scooped lapsed mining claims from a subsidiary of major Coeur d’Alene Mines (CDM-T, CDE-N) in the Rochester mining district of Nevada.
Salazar reports high-grade from Ecuador
Diamond drilling at Salazar Resources’ (SRL-V) 100%-owned Curipamba volcanogenic massive sulphide project in Ecuador has yielded more high-grade precious and base metals over significant widths at the El Domo deposit, which remains open in all…
Positive initial metallurgy for Probe Mines
Results of an initial scoping study on the metallurgy at the Borden Lake project near Chapleau, Ontario are encouraging for Probe Mines (PRB-V).
Pretium boosts Brucejack resource to 31M oz. gold, 333M oz. silver
Vancouver – Pretium Resources (PVG-T) has boosted gold and silver resources at its flagship Brucejack project in northwestern British Columbia by as much as 460% following a 72,000-metre drill program this summer.
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.