Labour problems dog Gammon at El Cubo
One year after a six-week strike shut down Gammon Gold’s (GAM-T, GRS-N) El Cubo gold-silver mine in Mexico, a second wave of labour unrest has now forced management to put the mine on care and mainten…
Gold
High-grade hits lift Fronteer
VANCOUVER — A $20-million, five-rig exploration program at the Long Canyon gold project in Nevada has quickly justified itself by returning 16.4 metres grading 21.2 grams gold per tonne in the first …
Claude revisits Amisk
VANCOUVER — Claude Resources (CRJ-T, CGR-X) has hit long intercepts of near-surface gold and silver at its Amisk gold project and high-grade drill results at its operating Seabee gold mine, both in n…
Patagonia Gold advances exploration in Argentina
Patagonia Gold (PGD-L) is all cashed up to develop larger and cheaper gold projects in Argentina’s Santa Cruz province.Earlier this month, the company raised US$18.79 million in a share placement and US$13.45 million in a similar exercise in…
Eldorado’s efforts pay off
VANCOUVER — Halfway through its $35.4-million exploration program for 2010, Eldorado Gold (ELD-T) has already defined a new zone of mineralization at its Kisladag gold mine in Turkey, expanded a new …
Paramount in new acquisition, settles failed one
Vancouver – Paramount Gold and Silver (PZG-T, PZG-N) has agreed to acquire X-Cal Resources (XCL-T) just as the…
Coeur d’Alene starts Kensington gold mine ahead of schedule
Silver and gold producer Coeur d’Alene Mines (CDM-T, CDE-N, CXC-A) has opened its third precious metals mine…
Fortress accepts superior offer from Russian company for Svetloye
Offering US$9.25 million in cash, Russian gold and silver producer JSC Polymetal has trumped an earlier offer …
Guatemala moves to shut Goldcorp’s Marlin mine
The Guatemalan government has announced plans to suspend mining at Goldcorp’s (G-T, GG-N) contentious Marlin m…
Skyline explores new targets at Bronson Slope
Vancouver – With an updated scoping study on the way for the main zone, Skyline Gold (SK-V) has released drill…
Where to put your $$$, if not gold?
If you ask William Gamble which metals he believes have the most upside over the next two years his answer is …
Namoya keeps giving to Banro
Banro (BAA-T, BAA-X) has found two new gold zones at its Namoya project in the Democratic Republic of the Cong…