Aura Gold follows trail of Brazil’s garimpeiros
Few garimpeiros are seen these days near Aura Gold’s (ORA-T, AUGIF-O) newly acquired Cumaru gold project in north-central Brazil’s Para state — a dramatic contrast with the scene during a 1980s rush,…
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Strait Gold nestles into Peru’s golden area (December 25, 2006)
If location is everything in exploration as it is in real estate, Strait Gold’s (SRD-V) Culebrilla property in the Andes Mountains, near Ancash, Peru, has the company in good shape.
Someone’s in talks with Monterrico
London-listed Monterrico Metals (MMTLF-O, MNA-L) has opened up a data room for a potential takeover bidder.Mont…
Int’l Royalty to buy NSR on Barrick’s Pascua-Lama
Vancouver – International Royalty (IRC-T, ROY-X) has inked a deal to purchase a sliding-scale net smelter return ro…
Copper falls as Chilean labour worries ease
Chile’s state-owned copper giant Codelco has avoided a strike with two more of the six unions at its operations. …
Iamgold sells bauxite mine to China’s Bosai Minerals
Iamgold (IMG-T, IAG-N, IGD-A) has sold its bauxite assets in Guyana to China’s Bosai Minerals for about US$46 milli…
Verena pulls more gold at Volta Grande
Verena Minerals (VML-V) has intersected gold mineralization in a new drill hole at the Grota Seca East zone on its …
Exeter Resources stock drops due to ban on new mining permits in Argentine province
Exeter Resources’ (XRC-V, XRA-X) shareholders were quick to sell after a Dec. 13 announcement by the government of …
Chariot on the fast track in Peru
Chariot Resources (CHD-T) is aiming to build itself into the next mid-tier copper producer — and it’s planning to …
Aura Gold starts drilling in former gold rush area
Few garimpeiros are seen near Aura Gold’s new Cumaru project in north-central Brazil, unlike the scene from the Par…
Bema’s Johnson asked for documents in Verde dispute
Vancouver – Bema Gold (BGO-T, BGO-N, BAU-L) chief executive officer Clive Johnson and vice-president Dennis Stansbu…
Editorial: Mining and CSR, Part II
In Part I last week, we began our look at how three high-profile accidents at Canadian-operated mines in the mid-1990s provoked fundamental changes in the Canadian mining industry, and focused on a sp…