San Jose project gets thumbs up, Arian Silver says
A contract mining and toll milling operation on three silver blocks at Arian Silver’s (AGQ-T, AGQ-L) San Jose proje…
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Uranium symposium covers state of the art (Part 1)
The U2009 uranium symposium held in May in Keystone, Colo., included presentations on various aspects of uranium mi…
Abacus proves potential in old Ajax with positive PEA
Vancouver – Abacus Mining and Exploration’s (AME-V) president has long believed his Ajax project, a brownfields p…
25 arrested over Harry Winston heist
French Police have arrested 25 people in connection with an astonishing mid-day jewelry heist at Harry Winston Diam…
Xstrata triggers consolidation talk
Consolidation is the key word again in the base metal sector after Xstrata (XTA-L, XSRAF-O) tabled an offer for Lon…
More gold in Papua New Guinea for New Guinea Gold
Vancouver – With a small gold-silver mine providing exploration funds for a host of prospective properties, New G…
Jinshan gets US$31 million loan from China National Gold
Having China’s largest state-owned gold producer in its corner is starting to pay big dividends for Jinshan Gold Mi…
Groups Scrap Over Sunshine Assets In Idaho
The owner of the Sunshine mine, Robert Mori, says he will give the mine’s surface rights to Greenpeace if a bankruptcy court in Idaho doesn’t rule in his favour.
Uranium One Allies With Russians In Kazakhstan
With the spectre of rising Russian influence in the democratically challenged former Soviet republic of Kazakhstan, Uranium One (UUU-T, SXRZF-O) has formed a strategic alliance with a Russian state-ow…
Yamana Sells Off Mines To Aura
Latin America-focused Yamana Gold (YRI-T, AUY-N) is selling its three most costly gold mines to Aura Minerals (ORA-T, ORAUF-O) for US$200 million, putting some analysts on the lookout for a Yamana sho…
Medoro To Buy Colombia Goldfields
Medoro Resources (MRS-V) has exploration properties in Mali and Venezuela but wants to diversify its assets and reduce political risk. Colombia Goldfields (GOL-T, CGDF-O) is exploring the historic Mar…
Western Potash On The Upswing
Analysts at Wellington West Capital Markets believe investors in junior explorer Western Potash Corp. (WPX-V) will do well over the next 12 months.