Getchell boosts resource at Turquoise Ridge
Getchell Gold (GGO-X) has increased by nearly 1 million oz. the resource at its Turquoise Ridge gold deposit in northern Nevada.The boost, which weighs in at 990,000 oz., comes from two new mineralize…
1997
DIAMOND PAGE — Dia Met, partners scour Greenland for diamonds
Dia Met Minerals (DMM-T) and its partners are hot on the trail of diamonds in Greenland.Since June, joint-venture partners Dia Met, Canadian Mountain Minerals (CYM-A) and private Australian firm Quadr…
GLOBAL SEARCH FOR GOLD — Output rises as Golden Cross prepares to close
Everyone likes a happy ending, and Coeur d’Alene Mines (CDE-N) is attempting to pen its own as it prepares to cease production at the Golden Cross mine in New Zealand following the operation’s most pr…
GLOBAL SEARCH FOR DIAMONDS — Global adds to diamond resource in South Africa
Following an extensive drilling program, California-based Global Diamond Resources (GDRS-O) has increased the resource at its Grasdrift alluvial diamond project in South Africa.The company lifted the …
Breakwater scoops up seven mines
Just weeks after acquiring two producing mines, Breakwater Resources (BWR-T) is set to gain control of seven more.The company has agreed to buy a controlling share in Minera, a privately owned South A…
GLOBAL SEARCH FOR GOLD — Busy season under way for East Africa Gold
Drilling has extended known mineralization at the Kitongo prospect in the Lake Victoria district of northwestern Tanzania, reports operator East Africa Gold (EAG-V).The junior says the strike length o…
STOCK MARKETS — Western markets barely withstand low gold prices — South Africa, Kazakstan among foreign plays eyed by investors
The Vancouver Stock Exchange composite index closed at 801.5, losing 14.45 points, or 1.8%, over the report period ended Sept. 23. The mining index finished down 19.87 points, or 2.7%, at 707.12.The c…
GLOBAL SEARCH FOR DIAMONDS — Aredor yields additional gems for Trivalence
Junior producer Trivalence Mining Concession (TMI-V) continues to receive encouraging results from its Aredor diamond alluvial project in Guinea.For July and August, Trivalence recovered a total of 2,…
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GLOBAL SEARCH FOR GOLD — Echo Bay drills Jessup property
A drill program by Echo Bay Mines (ECO-T) will test the Jessup gold property in Nevada’s Churchill Cty.The major recently started its third round of drilling at the property, which is held by Americom…
GLOBAL SEARCH FOR GOLD — Drilling resumes at Sleeper property
Drilling by X-Cal Resources(XCL-T) will test the West Wood, Bedrock, Casino and Ready Line targets at the Sleeper gold property in Nevada’s Humboldt Cty.Earlier this year, X-Cal signed an agreement to…
GLOBAL SEARCH FOR GOLD — Drilling penetrates gold zone at Tanzania’s Geita — Development program continues at Samax’s Golden Pride property
While its 1-million-oz.-plus Golden Pride gold deposit remains its primary focus, Samax Resources (SMX-T) is increasingly encouraged by its separate Geita gold property, about 160 km to the northwest,…