2011

Drillers at CB Gold's Vetas gold project in Santander department, Colombia, 400 km northeast of Bogota. Photo by CB Gold

CB Gold hits it big in Colombia

Ten kilometres south of the rich La Bodega and La Mascota gold deposits in northeast Colombia – acquired by Eike Batista’s EBX Group earlier this year in its $1.5-billion takeover of Ventana Gold – CB Gold (CBJ-V) has drilled into a new gold…


A camp at Merrex Gold's Siribaya gold project in western Mali. Photo by Merrex Gold

Merrex Gold thinks big in Mali

The hard-hit junior gold mining sector enjoyed a rare respite in October, but while many juniors moved up, Merrex Gold (MXI-V) was among the most favoured of them all.





Ventana 2? Ross Beaty invests heavily in CB Gold

Vancouver mining magnate Ross Beaty has agreed to invest $11 million in Colombia-focused junior gold explorer CB Gold (CBJ-V) just days after the company announced a major discovery at its main Vetas gold project.


Early but promising results for Ethos

The first trenching results are in from Ethos Capital’s (ECC-V) Mascot Creek zone and they are indeed promising. The first line of testing saw a total of 52 trench pits dug over 270 metres. The highlight assays came from 9 samples averaging 7.3…


PotashCorp reports solid Q3 earnings

Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan (POT-T, POT-N) has more than doubled its third-quarter profits compared to the year earlier on the back of rising demand for fertilizer products despite economic concerns.



Argex completes PEA on titanium dioxide project

The economic viability of Argex Mining’s (RGX-V) La Blache titanium dioxide project in Quebec received validation today with the results of a preliminary economic assessment, the company says.


The big boys pay more: Barrick and Newmont boost dividends.

Despite record high gold prices the companies’ that mine the metal have been slow to receive valuations that reflect the cashflows pouring on to their financial statements. The two biggest gold miners in the world, Barrick Gold (ABX-T, ABX-N)…



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