Ed Flood hunting porphyry in Argentina
Being part of the team that unearthed one of the world’s great copper-gold deposits in Oyu Tolgoi hasn’t left Ed Flood to rest on his laurels.
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Silvercorp rallies on audit findings
Vancouver – Silvercorp Metals (SVM-T, SVM-N) looks to have been vindicated of fraud allegations in a forensic audit, leading to a sharp recovery in its share price.
Poland’s KGHM seeks new acquisitions
With mining stocks falling, it is little wonder that talk of mergers and acquisitions has picked up. Unfortunately for most junior mining companies, much of the talk has remained just that – talk.
Patagonia Gold digs into southern Argentina
Goldcorp.’s (G-T, GG-N) $3.6 billion acquisition last year of Andean Resources and its Cerro Negro deposit in Santa Cruz province may have showcased Argentina as a key gold producing region. But Patagonia Gold (PGD-L) had been working in the…
Concordia looks to build on Argentinean assets
Being part of the team that unearthed one of the world’s great copper-gold deposits in Oyu Tolgoi hasn’t left Ed Flood to rest on his laurels. The founding president and former deputy chair of Ivanhoe Mines (IVN-N, IVN-T) is now throwing his…
New Gold goes all-in at Blackwater
Vancouver – New Gold (NGD-T, NGD-N) has put pen to paper with two B.C.-focused junior gold explorers holding land near the company’s most recent acquisition, the Blackwater gold-silver project, located 150 km southwest of Prince George.
Candente Copper a possible takeover?
Candente Copper’s (dnt-t) sizeable Canariaco Norte copper-gold deposit in northern Peru has been receiving a lot of buzz lately, with a few analysts tipping the project off as a possible takeover target.
Gabriel gathers new momentum at Rosia Montana
The trials and tribulations of Gabriel Resources (GBU-T) and its Rosia Montana gold project in Romania’s Transylvania region have been well-documented in these pages since the late 1990s.
Union troubles for Excellon in Mexico
Feuding unions at Excellon Resources’ (EXN-T) Platosa polymetallic mine in Mexico’s Durango state have staged two demonstrations in recent months and caused a total of seven days of lost production in August and September.
[Update] Excellon says Mexican union spreading misinformation
Feuding unions at Excellon Resources’ (EXN-T, EXLLF-Q) Platosa polymetallic mine in Mexico’s Durango State have staged multiple demonstrations in recent months and caused seven days of lost production in September.
Eight new mines to open in BC by 2015, but which ones are they?
B.C.’s new premier, Christy Clark, has unveiled a new jobs plan for the province that is long on rhetoric and short on details.
Maya Gold & Silver turns to Morocco’s silver and gold riches
Maya Gold & Silver (MYA-V) has its eyes on another past-producing precious-metal mine in Morocco – this time, the Zgounder silver mine in central Morocco’s Anti-Atlas mountains.