Jaguar funds Turmalina gold mine
Vancouver A newly obtained US$14-million debt facility will be used by Jaguar Mining (JAG-T) to fund construction…
Gold
Jacobina resource increases
After a year-end reassessment at the Jacobina gold mine in Bahia state, Brazil, Desert Sun Mining (DSM-T, DEZ-X) ha…
Scion calls Bolivar to task
If Bolivar Gold (BGC-T) thought its deal with Gold Fields (GFI-N, GOF-L) was going to be easy, it’s got news. T…
Almaden discovers new epithermal gold belt in BC
Vancouver A new belt of epithermal gold mineralization has been identified by Almaden Minerals (AMM-T, AAU-X) nea…
Sherwood plans more drilling at Minto
Vancouver Sherwood Copper (SWC-V) has arranged a $1.3-million private-placement financing to fund another round o…
Staccato Gold cuts South Eureka high-grade
Vancouver – Drilling by Staccato Gold Resources (CAT-V, STCGF-O) on the Lookout area of its South Eureka property, …
Great Panther closes deal and rolls up sleeves
Great Panther Resources (GPR-V) has taken possession of the Guanajuato mine in Guanajuato, Mexico, some 380-km nort…
Osisko grabs new Malartic gold (December 16, 2005)
Reconnaissance work by Osisko Exploration (OSK-V) has turned up two new surface gold zones on its flagship Canadian…
Rimfire, Northgate set $1-million budget for ‘Eskay Creek-type’ target
Vancouver Partners Rimfire Minerals (RFM-V) and Northgate Minerals (NGX-T, NXG-X) plan to spend $1 million next y…
Agnico-Eagle keeping the costs low
As gold mining costs continue to escalate, Toronto-based Agnico-Eagle (AEM-T, AEM-N) is managing to buck the trend,…
Solitario drilling cuts gold at Mercurio (December 15, 2005)
Early-stage drilling on the Mercurio gold prospect in the Tapajos region of Para state, Brazil, has intersected som…
Barrick balks at Placer’s books
Barrick Gold’s (ABX-T, ABX-N) recently extended offer for rival gold miner Placer Dome (PDG-T, PDG-N) has been gran…