Columbus bulks up Paul Isnard’s gold
Columbus Gold (CGT-V) recently updated the inferred resource estimate for its wholly owned Paul Isnard gold project in northwestern French Guiana, with ounces growing 184% to over 5 million oz. gold.
2013
Unigold works to connect the golden dots at Neita
VANCOUVER — Drilling continues to hit near-surface gold mineralization at Unigold’s (UGD-V) Neita project in the Dominican Republic’s northwest border area.
Wesdome to put Kiena on care and maintenance
VANCOUVER — Shares of Toronto-based Wesdome Gold Mines (WDO-T) took a tumble following news that the company is suspending activities at its Kiena underground gold mine in Val-d’Or, Que. The company announced on March 8 that it…
The PDAC-saw
The first week of March was dominated by the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada’s mega-convention in Toronto, with 30,147 investors, analysts, mining executives, geologists, government officials, students and international…
How ‘contagious’ is resource nationalism in Africa?
Resource nationalism is infectious, and as more mining jurisdictions take resource nationalist measures, others come under domestic pressure to do the same, said Peter Leon, head of Africa Mining and Energy projects at Johannesburg-based law…
Firestone eyes quick start-up in Guatemala
VANCOUVER — There’s only five years of defined resources at Torlon Hill, but a preliminary economic assessment (PEA) of the zinc-lead-silver project in Guatemala suggests that owner Firestone Ventures (FV-V) could build a mine at…
Alamos on verge of derailing Hecla bid as battle for Aurizon builds
VANCOUVER — The battle for Aurizon Mines (ARZ-T, AZK-X) is getting nasty.
Long gold hits at Condor for Ecuador Gold and Copper
VANCOUVER — A 10,000-metre drill program at the Condor copper-gold project in southeast Ecuador is returning long, mineralized intercepts for Ecuador Gold and Copper (EGX-V).
TomaGold and Quinto jump on Monster Lake gold hits
VANCOUVER — After a few high-grade gold hits, TomaGold’s (LOT-V) share price is up almost 200% since mid-February, while its thinly traded joint-venture partner on the project, Quinto Real Capital (QIT-V), is up an astonishing…
Selwyn turns the page after eight years at Howard’s Pass
VANCOUVER — It has been quite a ride for Vancouver-based junior Selwyn Resources (SWN-V) since it acquired a 100% stake in the Howard’s Pass zinc-lead project in the eastern Yukon from a Placer Dome joint venture in 2005. The story…
Friedland works his magic at the PDAC
Legendary mining promoter Robert Friedland is looking to strike it big again — this time with Ivanplats’ (IVP-T) high-grade precious and base metals projects in Africa.
New resource for Amulsar as Lydian pushes towards production
VANCOUVER — Lydian International (LYD-T) is on the move in Armenia, as it advances its Amulsar gold project towards production.