African Aura’s Nkout tops a billion tonnes
Vancouver – A first resource estimate for African Aura Mining’s (AUR-V) Nkout iron project in southern Cameroon has put over a billion tonnes in the ground.
Gold
More land and more results for Auryx
There was plenty of news coming from Auryx Gold’s (AYX-T, AYX-N) Otjkoto gold project in Namibia but none of it was able to reverse what has been a steady decline in market cap over the past three months. Firstly Auryx announced that it has…
Lake Shore adds to position in Northern Superior (February 01, 2011)
Lake Shore Gold (LSG-T) has increased its ownership in Northern Superior Resources (SUP-V) to 25.5% by privately purchasing more than 6.7 million common shares at a price of 80 cents each. Lake Shore says it purchased the shares for investment…
Brigus updates Black Fox (January 31, 2011)
The changes continue over at the Black Fox mine in the Timmins gold district.
Is there smoke at Pickle Crow?
Kevin Keough likes to say that the “universe is unfolding as it should” at PC Gold’s (PKL-T) Pickle Crow gold property in northwestern Ontario.
Vista doubles gold reserves at Mt. Todd
In barely five months Vista Gold (VGZ-T, VGZ-N) has doubled the gold count at its Australian Mt. Todd project with an updated prefeasibility study.
Condor to start drilling La India in Nicaragua
Shares of Condor Resources Plc (CNR-L) leapt 30% to close at £6.50 apiece with 8.7 million shares changing hands on news the London-headquartered company was starting to drill its La India concession in Nicaragua.
Commodities roundup
Vancouver – The final technical session at the Mineral Exploration Roundup in Vancouver took a look at the potential of thermal coal, uranium, vanadium, molybdenum, copper, and of course, gold.
Primero Mining has big plans for San Dimas
Before he stepped down a year ago as president and chief executive of Iamgold (IMG-T), Joseph Conway successfully transformed the company from a $50 million joint-venture player to a $6 billion leading intermediate gold producer. Now the mining…
Courageous Lake continues to grow for Seabridge Gold
Drilling last year to upgrade inferred resources to higher categories at Seabridge Gold’s (SEA-T) Courageous Lake deposit northeast of Yellowknife, has increased measured and indicated resources, improved the average grade, and boosted the size…
Atac, Kaminak gear up for 2011 exploration in Yukon
Vancouver – In a couple of packed sessions at the Mineral Exploration Roundup in Vancouver, leading Yukon gold explorers Atac Resources (ATC-V) and Kaminak Resources (KAM-V) laid out their plans for stepped up exploration in 2011.
Richfield releases more Blackwater results
Vancouver – Another round of drill results from the Blackwater gold project means more long gold hits for Richfield Ventures (RVC-V).