La Patria returns more gold and silver
Vancouver — La Patria drilling continues to deliver good gold and silver values for Palmarejo Silver and Gold (PJO-V, PJOFF-O) on its 121-sq.-km Palmarejo-Trogan project in Chihuahua state, Mexico….
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Resource boost at Galeno
Vancouver — A new resource estimate has been delivered to Northern Peru Copper (NOC-T, NPUCF-O), increasing the size of its Galeno copper-gold-molybdenum deposit, about 600 km north of Lima, Peru….
Falconbridge to absorb Novicourt
Facing consolidation itself, Falconbridge (FAL.LV-T, FAL-N) plans to snap up the shares in exploration partner Novicourt (NOV-T, NOVFF-O) it does not already own….
Starcore buying Goldcorp mine
Vancouver — Starcore International Ventures (SAM-V, SHVLF-O) has struck a deal to buy the San Martin gold mine, in Queretaro, Mexico, from Goldcorp (G-T, GG-N) subsidiary Luismin….
Silvercorp consolidates land position at Ying
Vancouver — Silvercorp Metals (SVM-T, SVMFF-O) is buying the Hou-Ping-Gou (HPG) silver-gold-lead mine located within its Ying project area in Henan province, China….
AngloGold joins Dynasty in China
Vancouver — Dynasty Gold (DYG-V, DGDCF-O) has entered an agreement with AngloGold Ashanti (au-n), landing the major as an investor and partner in two of its northwestern Chinese mineral projects….
Dundee to expand Chelopech
Vancouver — Dundee Precious Metals’ (DPM-T, DPMLF-O) environmental impact assessment for its Chelopech gold-copper mine in central Bulgaria has been approved by the country’s Supreme Environmental Co…
Barrick find lost in shuffle
Lost in the shuffle during the recent takeover of Placer Dome is a new gold discovery Barrick Gold (ABX-T, ABX-N) has made along the prolific Carlin trend in Nevada….
Staccato releases more Lookout Mountain results (March 27, 2006)
Vancouver — The latest drill results from the Lookout Mountain portion of Staccato Gold Resources’ (CAT-V, STCGF-O) South Eureka project, at the southern end of Nevada’s Battle Mountain-Cortez trend,…
Newmont and RER form alliance
Vancouver — China has long dominated the market for rare-earth elements, which, in the case of the United States, is valued at more than US$1 billion. That could change if Rare Element Resources (RES…
Bema losses mount despite record revenue and production
Vancouver Despite record annual gold production and revenue, Bema Gold (BGO-T, BGO-X) posted a 2005 net loss of U…
Alexis sizes up West Ansil, makes the grade at Lac Herbin
Partners Falconbridge (FAL.LV-T, FAL-N) and Alexis Minerals (AMC-V, AXSMF-O) are looking at the potential economics…