Golden Arrow flys
Shares in Joseph Gross-led Golden Arrow Resources (GRG-V) jumped more than 60% to $1.09 in morning Venture-Exchange…
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Chariot soars on Marcona drilling (April 12, 2006)
Shares in Latin America explorer Chariot Resources (CHD-T) jumped 19, or 43%, to a new 52-week high of 63 in earl…
Petaquilla moves on Molejon
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Chile’s parched miners feeling the heat
Santiago, Chile — Water has always been an issue for mining companies operating in the world’s driest desert, the Atacama, in northern Chile. But now the industry fears that a tougher stance from the…
Bear Creek defines growing 250M-oz. silver resource at Corani
In the nine months that have passed since the first hole was completed on the Corani silver-lead project high in the Andes of southern Peru, Bear Creek Mining (BCM-V, BCEKF-O) has taken a raw, grassro…
Japanese JV bids for Regalito Copper
Vancouver — Regalito Copper (RLO-T, RLO-X) has entered a takeover bid agreement with suitor Pan Pacific Copper that will offer US$6.00 per share for the company….
Viceroy has cash for Gualcamayo
Vancouver — A recent $60- million bought-deal financing combined with cash and cash equivalents of $23.1 million should allow Viceroy Exploration (VYE-T, VCRYF-O) to advance its Gualcamayo gold proje…
Aussie gold backs Intrepid’s growth plans
Vancouver — With the merger between Intrepid Minerals (IAU-T, ITDXF-O) and NuStar Mining (NMC-A) moving closer to its final stages, surviving entity Intrepid Mines will soon have the benefit of produ…
Sacre-Coeur cuts Guyana gold zone
Vancouver — Drilling by Sacre-Coeur Minerals (SCM-V, SCRMF-O) on its Million Mountain property, in west-central Guyana, has returned significant gold intercepts in two initial core holes testing a sh…
Esperanza, Silver Standard extend high-grade San Luis vein
Vancouver — Channel sampling by Esperanza Silver (EPZ-V, ESPZF-O) and Silver Standard Resources (sso-t, ssri-q) on the San Luis joint venture, in central Peru, has extended the strike of the Ayeln v…
Falconbridge on the decline at El Morro
Falconbridge (FAL.LV-T, FAL-N) has begun sinking an exploration decline into the La Fortuna copper-gold deposit on …
Aurelian soars on FDN hot holes
Shares in Aurelian Resources (ARU-V) more than tripled after resuming trade late in the morning on Apr. 5. The jump…