Colombia proving golden for Ventana
Vancouver – An intense three-year drilling effort in Colombia keeps returning bonanza gold grades for Ventana Gol…
2009
Sacked CEO fights to replace Polar Star board
Ex-Polar Star Mining (PSR-V) president and CEO, Douglas Willock, is rallying shareholders to help him replace the c…
Minera Andes outlines US$2.7B copper project in Argentina
Vancouver – The price-tag to develop Minera Andes’ (MAI-T) Los Azules copper project is US$2.7 billion, the company…
Southern Copper plays white knight to Frontera Copper
Less than two months after the board of Frontera Copper Corp. (FCC-T, FRCPF-O) urged shareholders to reject an unso…
Pacific North West buys past-producing Nixon Fork gold mine
While many resource companies are experiencing considerable pain in a bear market precipitated by worldwide recessi…
Record year for US mine penalties
Vancouver – Fines for safety violations at American mines soared to an all-time high in 2008. Over the past three y…
Victoria Gold gets busy in Nevada
Nevada-focused Victoria Gold (VIT-V, VITFF-O) plans to focus on five core projects this year, be it drilling, engin…
Atna primed to pour gold again at Briggs
Vancouver – It sat idle for five years but now Atna Resources (ATN-T) has breathed new life into the Briggs gold mi…
Domestic beryllium supply a critical issue for Pentagon
The United States Department of Defense and a special Pentagon board have published a report calling high-purity …
Hecla restructures debt; raises US$65.6 million in public offering
Hecla Mining (HL-n) is juggling debt and issuing shares to help repay a loan it took to buy out its majority partne…
UPDATE: As profits pinched BHP sees opportunities
Vancouver – Despite a mixed bag of financial results in its half-year ending Dec. 31., BHP Billiton’s (BHP-N, BLT-L…
Sanu proves up VMS resource in Eritrea
Vancouver – After ten years in Eritrea Sanu Resources (SNU-V) has defined its first resource in the West African co…