Goldquest sinks 37% on drill results
Shares of Goldquest Mining (GQC-V) have dropped every time the company has published new holes from its ongoing drill program at the Romero gold-copper target.
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Inmet rejects First Quantum’s takeover bid
Inmet Mining’s (IMN-T) shares climbed after two announcements on Nov. 28 indicated the miner has turned down a second takeover bid from First Quantum Minerals (FM-T) and adopted a shareholder rights plan to provide more time to…
First Quantum produces first nickel at Kevitsa
First Quantum Minerals (FM-T, FQM-L) has started commercial production at its Kevitsa open-pit, nickel-copper mine in northern Finland. The wholly owned project is the company’s second major foray into nickel, following the 2011 relaunch…
Goldquest sinks 37% on drill results
Shares of Goldquest Mining (GQC-V) have dropped lately every time the company has published additional holes from its ongoing drill program at the Romero gold-copper target. This time it was no different. The stock plunged 37% after the…
West Kirkland sticks to its guns in Long Canyon
For president and CEO Michael Jones and his team at West Kirkland Mining (WKM-V), the path forward is clear: establish a strong land position in an emerging gold district, and operate with the tenacity and business savvy needed to stay there….
Argentum gathers momentum in Mexico
Argentum Silver (ASL-V) has been pulling impressive intercepts out of the El Tajo and La Colorada veins at its Coyote silver project in Mexico since acquiring 100% of the project from Soltoro (SOL-V) in August.
MAG Silver faces ‘eviction’ in Mexico
Mexican media reports that landholders from the community of Benito Juarez have voted to expel MAG Silver (MAG-T, MVG-X) from its Cinco de Mayo polymetallic property in Chihuahua State, Mexico, and ban mining in the area for 100 years, sent…
Coeur d’Alene shares hammered by weak Q3
Shares in Coeur d’Alene Mines (CDM-T, CDE-N) took a beating after the silver and gold miner posted a third-quarter net loss of US$15.8 million, or US18¢ a share, which included a non-cash, fair-market value adjustment of US$37.6…
MAG Silver faces activists in Mexico
Local media reports that landholders from the local community of Ejido have voted to expel MAG Silver (MAG-T) from its Cinco de Mayo property in Mexico and ban mining in the area for 100 years have sent shares in the mining company down by…
Argentum gathers momentum
Argentum Silver (ASL-V) continues to pull some sexy intercepts out of the El Tajo and La Colorada veins at its Coyote project in Mexico since acquiring 100% of the project from Soltoro (SOL-V) in August.
Inmet, Petaquilla’s tug-of-war continues
In what’s become an increasingly frosty relationship, Canadian-based companies Inmet Mining (IMN-T) and Petaquilla Minerals (PTQ-T) continue to squabble over a takeover bid that would see the larger Inmet absorb Petaquilla, which runs the…
Agnico-Eagle’s Meadowbank, Kittila see improvements
Agnico-Eagle Mines (AEM-T, AEM-N) has bulked up its full-year production guidance following a solid third quarter, where both the Meadowbank and Kittila gold mines reported record quarterly output and improved costs.