Lago Dourado lured by Brazilian gold
Forbes Gemmell, 34, is likely one of the younger chief executives of a publicly listed mining company. Six months ago he abandoned his career as a research analyst and took…
Gold
Sona finding its gear in southern BC
A mistake at the lab turned out to be good news for Sona Resources (SYS-V).
Fiji-bound: Lion One hunts for elephants
After 14 unsuccessful years trying to build Cuba’s grandest chain of tourist resorts, North Vancouver stock promoter Walter Berukoff has moved on to a new tropical destination: Fiji. There, he plans to explore and develop a gold project named…
Greystar shuffles management
After being forced back to the drawing board in March in the face of major environmental opposition to its proposed heap-leach open-pit Angostura gold mine in Colombia, Vancouver-based Greystar Resources (GSL-T, GSL-L) has agreed to change its…
Kaminak starts $15M Yukon drill program
After one of the most successful initial drill programs in the Yukon last year, Kaminak Gold (KAM-V) is back with plans to drill up to 45,000 metres in 2011 on its 100%-owned Coffee gold project in the White Gold district.
Ned Goodman backs gold
Ned Goodman, the founder of the Dundee group of companies, has a gloomy world outlook these days.
Creso signs $43-million JV with Hunter Dickinson
After completing more than 10,300 metres of drilling in the past year at its Shining Tree gold project in northeastern Ontario, Montreal-based Creso Exploration (CXT-V) has signed a binding letter agreement for a joint venture with the…
Auriga hits near-surface gold at Maverick project (April 29, 2011)
Vancouver – Shallow drilling has returned several high-grade intercepts for Auriga Gold (AIA-V) at its northwestern Manitoba-based Maverick gold project.
Rockcliff intersects more copper, zinc, at Lon deposit
Rockcliff Resources’ (RCR-V) 100%-owned Lon deposit, part of the company’s 660 sq. km Snow Lake project in Manitoba’s Flin Flon Greenstone Belt, remains open in all directions and recent drill results underscore its potential.
Belo Sun adds lustre to Volta Grande (April 28, 2011)
Belo Sun (BSX-V) is beefing up resources at its Volta Grande gold project in Brazil’s Para state, with plans of completing a feasibility study by year-end.
Brigus gets the grades from new zone at Black Fox
Brigus Gold (BRD-T, BRD-X) has confirmed a new gold zone with some impressive assays from its Black Fox complex near Timmins. The company says exploration drilling has returned even better grades and wider intercepts than the last batch of…
Colossus pulls monster intercept from Serra Pelada
Vancouver – Colossus Minerals (CSI-T) has followed up earlier high-grade hits with a monster intercept from its 75%-owned Serra Pelada project in Brazil’s Para state.