Newmont Mining Corporation


A strike at the Yanacocha gold mine (pictured), which accounts for about half Peru's gold output, could come any day now. The mine is operated by Newmont Mining in a partnership with Compania de Minas Buenaventura of Peru.STEPHEN STAKIW

Strike looms over Yanacocha (May 08, 2006)

Roughly two weeks after a group of workers at Latin America’s biggest mine returned to work, miners at Peru’s Yanacocha gold mine are threatening to walk off the site again….



Midway shaping up zone near Tonopah (May 01, 2006)

A 43-hole drill program by Midway Gold (MDW-V, MDWGF-O) at its Midway property in Nye Cty., Nev., has wrapped up and results show an expansion of at least one of the property’s mineralized zones….




Virginia Heffernan

High River aims for 2007 startup at Berezitovy

It’s been a long time coming, but Toronto-based High River Gold Mines (HRG-T, HRIVF-O) is finally on the verge of securing project financing that will vault the junior into mid-tier producer status ne…



QUEENSTAKE RESOURCESTwo underground miners conduct production drilling underground at the Jerritt Canyon mining complex in Nevada. Owner Queenstake Resources posted a net loss of US$19.7 million in 2005 on production from Jerritt Canyon, a slight improvement over 2004.

Queenstake’s losses narrow

Vancouver — Staying on track with its redevelopment plan, Queenstake Resources (QRL-T, QEE-X) reported 2005 gold production of just over 204,000 oz. from its Jerritt Canyon operations in northeastern…


Juniors give former Echo Bay assets a second look

Vancouver — Strong metal prices have prompted several junior companies to take a second look at some Nevada properties previously mined or partially developed by Echo Bay Mines, a major gold-silver p…




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