Westmin, Atna drilling to expand Wolverine
Following last year’s exciting discovery of the high-grade Wolverine polymetallic deposit here in the southeastern Yukon, 60-40 partners Westmin Resources (WMI-T) and Atna Resources (ATN-T) are determ…
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THE GLOBAL SEARCH FOR GOLD SPECIAL — Juniors keep exploration alive in Nevada
The operations of major, high-profile companies continue to account for most of the publicity generated by Nevada’s Carlin and Battle Mountain trends. Equally active, however, is a host of smaller exp…
THE GLOBAL SEARCH FOR GOLD SPECIAL — Bre-X discovery launches gold rush in Indonesia
The discovery by Bre-X Minerals (BXM-T) of millions of ounces of the yellow metal at its Busang property in East Kalimantan has induced mining companies the world over to flock to Indonesia.During the…
THE GLOBAL SEARCH FOR GOLD SPECIAL — Research study on Carlin deposits
The Ralph Roberts Center for Research in Economic Geology has been established in Reno, Nev. Its mandate will be to investigate the geology, geochemistry and genesis of Carlin-type gold deposits.Rober…
THE GLOBAL SEARCH FOR GOLD SPECIAL — Canadian juniors learn art of joint-venturing, South African-style
Joint-venturing with junior exploration companies is proving to be a popular strategy for large South African mining houses, as political reform at home has allowed them to cross borders (notably into…
THE GLOBAL SEARCH FOR GOLD SPECIAL — Changes in store for Geomaque’s San Francisco mine
If all goes well, Geomaque Explorations (GEO-T) will soon turn the four small pits at its San Francisco gold mine into one large pit and greatly expand its heap-leach pad area.Development and expansio…
EDITORIAL PAGE — The readiness is all
Despite efforts — not one, but many — to stimulate investment and consumer confidence by lowering interest rates, Canada’s domestic economy remains sluggish. Unemployment numbers are still high, and…
THE GLOBAL SEARCH FOR GOLD SPECIAL — Newmont ups gold output and earnings
Record quarterly gold production has sparked an increase in earnings for Newmont Gold (NGC-N).The company earned US$21.6 million for the second quarter (before a gain on an asset sale and writeoff), c…
THE GLOBAL SEARCH FOR GOLD SPECIAL — Black Swan adds more rigs to Cata Preta in Brazil
With four rigs drilling, and a fifth to be added shortly, Black Swan Gold Mines (BSW-T) is stepping up the pace of exploration work at its Cata Preta gold project in Brazil’s Minas Gerais state.The pr…
THE GLOBAL SEARCH FOR GOLD SPECIAL — Stellar explores in western Mexico
Junior Stellar Gold (SG-V) plans to spend $100,000 over the next two months exploring a newly acquired gold-silver prospect in western Mexico.The land package, which comprises 1,500 ha of claims, was …
THE GLOBAL SEARCH FOR GOLD SPECIAL — Pangea confirms find at Peruvian project
Strong trenching results have enabled Pangea Goldfields (PGD-T) to confirm gold mineralization over a 2-km strike length on a portion of its Victoria property in Peru.Results have been reported from f…
THE GLOBAL SEARCH FOR GOLD SPECIAL — Link Minerals tests pre-Colmbian producer
Among the projects being explored by Link Mineral Ventures (LMVL-C) in Central America is the Cana, situated in Panama’s Darin province, where high-grade gold in a breccia pipe has been mined since pr…