France denies Iamgold permits
The government of France has rejected the final permit applications needed to start open-pit construction at Iamgold’s (IMG-T, IAG-N) Camp Caiman gold project, in French Guiana, a protectorate of Fran…
Gold
Semafo banks on Mana
Semafo (SMF-T, SEMFF-O) president and CEO Benoit La Salle made his entry into West Africa’s mining scene in the mid-1990s — before there was a scene to speak of.
Goldrush follows the artisanal miners in Burkina Faso
At a recent Richmond Club luncheon at the tony National Club, in Toronto, Don Willoughby of Goldrush Resources (GOD-V, GDRRF-O) generated some laughs when he kicked off his presentation with reference…
Good gold grades from Northgate’s Young-Davidson (February 11, 2008)
VANCOUVER–As if to offset its setback at its Kemess North copper-gold project in B.C., Northgate Minerals (NGX-T, NXG-X) is pulling strong gold grades out of its Young- Davidson project in Ontario.
Feasibility puts El Morro price tag at US$2.5B
A feasibility study on the El Morro copper-gold project, in Mexico, puts average annual production at 195,000 tonnes copper and 354,000 oz. gold over the first five years of a 15-year mine life, say j…
Comaplex adds ounces at Meliadine West
VANCOUVER–An updated resource estimate for Comaplex Minerals’ (CMF-T, CXMLF-O) gold deposits in Nunavut recently had the company’s stock trading near its 52-week high.
Antares, Mansfield hit new zone at Rio Grande (February 11, 2008)
VANCOUVER — Stepout drilling by Rio Grande joint-venture partners Antares Minerals (ANM-V, ANMFF-O) and Mansfield Minerals (MDR-V, MFMNF-O) has identified significant copper-gold mineralization in a …
Taking on Nevada one JV at a time
Piedmont Mining (PIED-O) doesn’t want it all. Rather than staking its own claims and investing the time and dol…
Allied Nevada develops Hycroft oxides and sulphides
As Allied Nevada (ANV-T, ANV-X) gets ready to reactivate the Hycroft heap leach gold mine near Winnemucca, Nevada, …
Fronteer wants Newmont to fast-track Sandman
Vancouver – Keen to see some near-term benefit from its recently acquired Nevada mineral assets, Fronteer Developme…
New Bonanza resource estimate in Red Lake lifts Premier’s stock
A new National Instrument 43-101 resource estimate for the Rahill-Bonanza property in Red Lake, has pleased joint-v…
Centerra falls on alleged tax probe
Centerra Gold (CG-T, CAGDF-O) officials have heard nothing from the Kyrgyz government regarding media reports that …