Deseado Massif reveals more high grade discoveries (June 06, 2011)
Argentina’s Deseado Massif has seen ongoing precious metals exploration for close to 20 years, but junior explorers continue to demonstrate the area’s significant hidden potential.
Gold
NovaGold CEO chats progress, George Soros
NovaGold Resources (NG-T, NG-N) held its first live broadcast of the company’s annual general meeting of shareholders on May 25, with long-time Chief Executive Officer Rick Van Nieuwenhuyse providing a pleasing roundup of the company’s work…
Osisko warms to Threegold prospects
Two of Threegold Resources’ (THG-V) gold prospects in Quebec’s Abitibi region have showed up on Osisko Mining’s (OSK-T) radar this year.
North Country Gold ramps up exploration at Three Bluffs
Since graduating with a geology degree from the University of Alberta in 1988, John Williamson has founded ten junior resource and mining companies with assets across Canada, Western Australia, South America and Africa. He has helped raise over…
Aurizon sees productive year despite tough quarter (June 06, 2011)
A combination of low grades and machine troubles led to a difficult quarter for gold miner Aurizon Mines (ARZ-T, AZK-X), but the company reports that it expects to return production to normal as it embarks on extensive exploration work.
Yukon-Nevada on the rise
Yukon-Nevada Gold (YNG-T) shares saw a healthy boost following first quarter results and a recent $59-million financing, which will be used to upgrade its Jerritt Canyon gold mine in Nevada.
Pan Terra heads to southern Africa in search of gold, copper
From the ashes of a high-flying hydrogen fuel cell promotion and later a construction-site preparation and excavation business, Pan Terra Industries (PNT-V) has re-emerged as a mineral explorer.
Pilot Gold lifts off on Turkey play
A small market cap can be a wonderful thing as evidenced by the market action of two different companies in early May.
Agnico-Eagle buys 18.6% of Mexico-focused Colibri
Major Canadian gold miner Agnico-Eagle Mines (AEM-T, AEM-N) has acquired six million shares and four million share purchase warrants of Nanaimo-based Colibri Resources (CBI-V), exploring for gold and polymetallic mineralization in northwestern…
Orvana gets its gold-copper mine rolling in Spain
Orvana Minerals (orv-t) got its northern Spanish El Valle-Boinas/Carles gold-copper mine and plant off the ground on May 31, and expects first shipment in June.
Inmet Mining’s Balboa zone excites the market
A high-grade intercept of 124 metres of 2.32% copper and 2.28 grams gold per tonne in the Balboa zone at Inmet Mining’s (IMN-T) Cobre Panama project is making Balboa a “contender” UBS Investment Research associate analyst Matt Murphy wrote…
Fortuna Silver Mines ahead of schedule at San Jose, Mexico
Fortuna Silver Mines (FVI-T) started building its San Jose underground mine in southern Mexico in the second quarter of 2010 and now says it can increase its start-up production rate from 750 tonnes per day to 1,000 tonnes per day.