Waiting for Godot – in Mongolia
SITE VISIT Oyu Tolgoi, Mongolia — Trying to figure out if and when Mongolia will approve an investment agreement — and on what terms — is like trying to read…
Gold
StrataGold on the trail of riches in historic gold district
SITE VISIT Mayo, Yukon — The bumpy, twisting road extends for 45 km and crosses two rivers before reaching the camp at StrataGold’s (SGV-T, SAGDF-O) Dublin Gulch project. A short…
Centerra inches toward Mongolian investment agreement
Centerra Gold (CG-T, CAGDF-O) has officially registered its Gatsuurt ore reserves with Mongolia’s National Registry of Mineral Reserves, a move the company says will bring it one step closer to negoti…
Thor showing promise for Taranis
Vancouver — Finnish explorer Taranis Resources (TRO-V, TNREF-O) is proving up the potential of its polymetallic Thor project, releasing a steady stream of drill and sampling results from its Canadian…
Nevsun’s Bisha project gets green light in Eritrea
Nevsun Resources (NSU-T, NSU-X) is poised to become the first Western company to build a mine in Eritrea.
Odds ‘n’ sods: Book recounts Wheaton River’s rise
ODDS ‘N’ SODS
Suppliers News (January 21, 2008)
ABB gears up Climax
Geoinformatics’s share price soars on resource estimate (January 21, 2008)
A new resource estimate on the Whistler gold project in Alaska is a “milestone” for Canadian junior Geoinformatics Exploration (GXL-V, GXLIF-O), the company says.
Oromin’s Sabodala gold project shows promise
Vancouver — Stepout and deep infill drilling at the Sabodala project in Senegal continue to return strong gold grades for Oromin Explorations (OLE-V, OLEPF-O).
First Uranium builds new plant
Capital costs for First Uranium’s (FIU-T, FURAF-O) Buffelsfontein gold-uranium tailings recovery project in South Africa have increased 76% to US$260 million, compared with a preliminary assessment es…
Goldcliff uncovers Bonanza trench at Panorama Ridge (January 21, 2008)
Vancouver — High-grade trenching results from the Panorama Ridge property in southwestern B.C. pushed Goldcliff Resources (GCN-V, GCFFF-O) up 130% in recent trading.
Yukon-Nevada proves up Ketza River (January 21, 2008)
Strong results from Yukon-Nevada Gold’s (YNG-T, YNGFF-O) flagship property, Ketza River, had the Denver, Colo.-based company’s shares up recently, on a day when gold prices fell.