Alexis’ Lac Pelletier downgraded in feasibility study
Vancouver – A feasibility study on Alexis Minerals’ (AMC-T, AXSMF-O) Lac Pelletier property in western Quebec …
Gold
Prefeasibility released on underground operation at Semafo’s Mana mine
A proposed underground mine that would complement Semafo’s (SMF-T, SEMF-O) existing open-pit Mana operation in…
US equity markets down from June 21-25
British economist John Maynard Keynes’s maxim that “markets can remain irrational a lot longer than you and I …
Time for a second look at Bolivia
LA PAZ, BOLIVIA — With national elections out of the way here and a spate of local polls completed and showing something of a setback for the populist Movement Towards Socialism (MAS) government, the political dust is settling in Bolivia and…
Fire River rises on drill results
VANCOUVER — Fire River Gold (FAU-V) has found numerous bonanza- grade gold intercepts even before starting a drill campaign at its Nixon Fork gold mine near Mc- Grath, Alaska.
World Gold Council
The following is the world official gold holdings as of June 20, according to the World Gold Council (WGC). Statistics show European central banks sold little gold over the past quarter of the year be…
Terrane pegs AMEC-Fluor partnership for Mt. Milligan
Mine builders AMEC Americas and Fluor Canada have signed a letter of intent with Terrane Metals (TRX-V) to construct key components for the company’s Mt. Milligan copper-gold project in northwestern B…
Sandspring ups resources at Toroparu
Sandspring Resources (SSP-V) put considerably more tonnage into its indicated resource category, showing that its Toroparu gold-copper deposit in Guyana is shaping into a significant project.The company had been drilling over the past year…
Argentex finds new silver-gold zone at Pinguino
The Tranquillo trend, a northwest regional feature that crosscuts 11 km of Argentex’s (ATX-V, AGXM-O) Pinguino property in Patagonia, Argentina, contains wide intervals of high-grade silver, the compa…
Semafo hits new high on drill results (June 28, 2010)
VANCOUVER — Semafo’s (SMF-T, SEMFF-O) share price has hit its highest level in over a decade following on-time facility upgrades, completion of a major round of financing and new high-grade gold hits…
Aurizon reads between Casa Berardi mines
VANCOUVER — With two underground gold deposits actively being mined at the Casa Berardi project in northwestern Quebec, Aurizon Mines (ARZ-T, ARK-N) recently completed a drill program to better under…
Quadra FNX loses Chinese partner for Sierra Gorda (June 28, 2010)
A Chinese utility company has walked away from a potential 50-50 joint-venture deal with recently-merged Quadra FNX Mining (QUX-T) for its Sierra Gorda copper-gold- molybdenum project and Franke coppe…