With the war for talent heating up in the mining industry, it was something of a coup for junior Peregrine Metals (PGM-T) to snag as its new president Richard Leclerc – a seasoned mining veteran who, over his 29-year career, has been a key…
Auriga Gold (AIA-V) is putting its faith in Manitoba’s Flin Flon greenstone belt, as the company fast-tracks its Maverick gold project into production.
In the wake of Eldorado Gold’s (ELD-T, EGO-N) mid-2010 takeover of Brazauro Resources and its 2.1-million-oz. Tocantinzinho gold project, several Canadian juniors have ramped up their exploration efforts nearby in the hopes of finding the next…
Colombia continues to excite mining investors and exploration geologists alike. With over 41 million oz. of gold identified so far, 2011 promises to be a landmark year for this country’s reemergence as a serious gold destination, as various…
Toronto-based Detour Gold (DGC-T) will resist takeover attempts as the junior focuses on increasing and developing its resources at the Detour Lake project in northern Ontario, already the largest pure gold play in North America, says president…
GoldQuest Mining (GQC-V) has undergone significant management changes as it prepares to advance its prospects in both the Dominican Republic and Spain.
Increasing consumer confidence led to a second straight weekly advance for U.S. stocks. Oil prices fell on news that Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak finally resigned and handed power over to the military, removing some of the uncertainty and…
Newmont Mining (NEM-N) is the latest to join the wave of merger and acquisition activity that is washing over Canadian mining companies.
The resource-heavy TSX closed out its first week of the New Year for a loss as commodity prices pulled back from record territory on generally positive U.S. economic news that sent gold into a tailspin. However, by the end of the week, stocks…
Rio Alto Mining (RIO-V, RIOAF-O) is raising $50 million in a private placement to fund its La Arena copper-gold project, 480 km northwest of Lima in Peru.
MDN (MDN-T) may be best known for its 30% interest in the producing Tulawaka gold mine in Tanzania operated by Barrick Gold (ABX-T, ABX-N) and a portfolio of exploration projects in the surrounding Lake Victoria gold district. But some…
Alejandro Toledo, president of Peru from 2001-06, announced in November that he is returning to the public stage and running in the Peruvian presidential elections that will be held in April 2011 to find a successor to current President Alan…
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