Major financings continue to roll (May 11, 2006)
Vancouver – Abundant cash remains available to mineral explorers and developers in this resiliently strong resource…
Gold
Great Basin advances Burnstone
Great Basin Gold (GBG-T, GBN-X) plans to immediately get the permitting ball rolling after a recently completed fea…
AfriOre tallies Akanani
AfriOre (AFO-T) has tabled an initial inferred resource estimate for its Akanani platinum project, 25 km north of M…
Pre-feasibility gives Passendro thumbs-up
A pre-feasibility study for Axmin (AXM-V) on the Passendro gold project in the Central African Republic says a …
South Deep production halved for up to a year (May 10, 2006)
Johannesburg-listed Western Areas (WARSF-O) plans to sell shares equivalent to 10% of its current issued share capi…
Barrick takes stake in Midway Gold (May 10, 2006)
Vancouver – In an increasingly common strategy amongst majors, Barrick Gold (ABX-T, ABX-N) will participate in a fi…
Niblack drills namesake VMS project in Alaska
Vancouver – A first phase exploration program to include 6,500 metres of drilling is under way at the Niblack volc…
Shares of Yukon Zinc tumble after feasibility study for Wolverine
Vancouver – A newly completed feasibility study has concluded that the Wolverine deposit owned by Yukon Zinc (YZC-…
Dolores gets environmental nod
Approval of the environmental impact statement for the Dolores gold-silver project in Mexico pushed shares in Vanco…
Queenstake cuts Jerritt Canyon high-grade (May 08, 2006)
Vancouver – Underground drilling by mid-tier gold producer Queenstake Resources (QRL-T, QEE-X) at its Jerritt Canyo…
Randgold’s first quarter profits down
While generating more profit from its mining operations, rising costs and lower production meant a decrease in net …
Coeur basks in record Q1 profits
Vancouver – A 31% increase in silver production helped Coeur d’Alene Mines (CDM-T, CDE-N) post net earnings of US$…