Meridian Gold Inc

Trenching at Rubicon Minerals' Pocket Pond showing in Newfoundland earlier this year. It was the first outcrop exposure of gold-bearing quartz veins.

Newfoundland’s gold attracts explorers

St. John’s, Nfld. — Rubicon Minerals (RMX-T) has made several raw gold discoveries in Newfoundland, and the region’s underexplored gold potential is luring the likes of Placer Dome (PDG-T), Iamgold


Central America attracting bigger fish

Encouraging exploration results from Central America, particularly Nicaragua, have attracted at least one big player to a region largely ignored by gold producers in the recent past.


Geologists and analysts line a trench looking for signs of gold mineralization at the Tolvana prospect on FreeGold Ventures' Golden Summit property in Fairbanks, Alaska. Meridian Gold can earn a 70% interest in the property.

Alaska exploration firing on all cylinders

Fairbanks, Alaska — This year’s exploration activity in Alaska will likely exceed that of the last few years combined, as companies continue to be spurred into action by the recent surge in metal prices, especially gold.



A view of Meridian Gold's flagship El Peon gold-silver mine in Chile, one of the lowest-cost gold mines in the world.

Meridian options Nicaraguan find

Eager to expand its exploration efforts and use the expertise gained from mining low-sulphidation epithermal vein systems in Chile, Meridian Gold (MNG-T) has struck a deal with Radius Gold (RDU-V) to earn a 60…


Freegold drills Golden Summit

Vancouver — Diamond drilling by Freegold Ventures (ITF-T) on the Golden Summit property in Alaska has confirmed that high-grade gold continues beyond the old workings.




A week of highs and lows

The week of May 12-May 18 saw a lot of ups and downs on the Toronto Stock Exchange. The spot price for gold in London on the afternoon of May 18 closed at US$377.70 per oz., up US$2.45 from the previous week. The S&P-TSX composite index closed on…


Gold glitters after glum week

The TSX Venture Exchange lost another 25 points during the trading period May 12-18 to close at 1,533.94, representing the sixth consecutive weekly decline for the exchange.


Meridian profits from El Peon

Reno-based Meridian Gold (MNG-T) made a net profit of US$36.8 million in 2003, reflecting the stellar operating performance of the El Peon mine, 160 km southeast of Antofagasta in Chile.The high-grad…


Photo by Ryan WalkerInfill drilling on Vein 49 at Aquiline's Calcatreu gold-silver project in Argentina's Rio Negro province.

Calcatreu takes shape under Aquiline

Ingenerio Jacobacci, Argentina — Results from ongoing infill drilling have convinced Aquiline Resources (AQI-V) that it will soon outline more than 1 million oz. at its Calcatreu gold-silver project,…


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