Andean American cuts high-grade gold-copper at Invicta
Vancouver – Andean American Mining (AAG-V, ANMCF-O) got a modest market boost following assays from drill hole AE-D…
South America
Exeter gets Argentinian boost
High-grade gold and silver results from nine holes in Argentina had Exeter Resource(XRC-V, XRA-X) scaling the marke…
Mercury use rising
It’s no easy task convincing the millions of artisanal gold miners across the globe that mercury, a substance they use routinely to extract fine gold from alluvial or lateritic ores, can be harmful to…
Coeur finishes Bolnisi-Palmarejo investigation (July 23, 2007)
The merger of Coeur d’Alene Mines (CDM-T, CDE-N), Bolnisi Gold (BXLGF-O, BSG-A) and Palmarejo Silver and Gold (PJO-V, PJOFF-O) is scheduled to go ahead in the last quarter of the year now that Coeur h…
Peru projects showing strength for Bear Creek (July 23, 2007)
Vancouver — Peru continues to prove bountiful for Bear Creek Mining (BCM-V, BCEKF-O). The company recently announced new drill results from both of its Peruvian projects — the Corani silver-base met…
1,266-carat diamond haul for Diagem (July 23, 2007)
Vancouver — Pilot-plant processing of 7,388 cubic metres of weathered kimberlite at Diagem’s (DGM-V, DGMRF-O) Collier-04 pipe on its Property 214, in Brazil, has returned 10,025 commercial-sized diam…
Aurelian surges on Fruta Del Norte drilling (July 18, 2007)
As Aurelian Resources (ARU-T) awaits assays from the final 8 holes of an 82-hole program on the Fruta Del Norte dep…
St. Elias bulk sample returns 26.4 grams gold
St. Elias Mines (SLI) shares were down today as the company made news of a 4.1-tonne portion of a mini bulk sample …
Editorial: Teck finesses another takeover
It was yet another period of intense merger and acquisition activity in the mining sector during the week ended July 7, the 27th trading week of 2007 and the beginning of the third quarter.
Latin carats in one basket
Vancouver — Subscribing to the philosophy “bigger is better,” emerging diamond producer Vaaldiam Resources (VAA-T, VAAFF-O) has announced plans to merge with Australian company Elkedra Diamonds (EDN-…
UN project takes aim at artisanal miners’ mercury use
It’s no easy task convincing the millions of artisanal gold miners across the globe that mercury, a substance they …
Yamana hoping three’s company
Analysts see merit in a plan Yamana Gold (YRI-T, AUY-N, YAU-L) has hatched with Northern Orion Resources (NNO-T, NTO-A) to merge and take over Meridian Gold (MNG-T, MDG-N). But whether the new company…