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Verde potash process ‘seeing is believing' - analyst

Friday , 03 Feb 2012
Mackie Research's Jaret Anderson describes a novel solution to make conventional potash after visiting the Verde Potash's demonstration plant in Allentown, Pennsylvania.

Great Basin's Burnstone gold mine removing obstacles to productivity growth

Thursday , 02 Feb 2012
Ramping up its new Burnstone gold mine to full production has defined some problems which have led to lower output than planned, but Great Basin Gold's CEO and management reckon these are being overcome.

A tale of two slumps in Junior-land

Tuesday , 31 Jan 2012
Mineweb Correspondent Kip Keen reflects on why juniors in the midst of a market slump, not unlike that seen in 2009, seem a little more positive this time round.

Junior gold, silver and pgm stocks to perform in 2012: Matthew Zylstra

Tuesday , 31 Jan 2012
There is definitely a good selection of underpriced junior gold and silver stocks available before the rest of the herd finally wakes up and smells the gold. Interview with The Gold Report.

Hold gold and silver and prepare for junior mining stock mania: Alimohamed

Thursday , 26 Jan 2012
Fayyaz Alimohamed foresees a "mania" in junior mining stocks and recommends holding physical gold outside the banking system as a safety net. Gold Report interview.

Silver Lake Resources, Phillips River to merge

Wednesday , 25 Jan 2012
In a deal supported by both companies, the growing gold miner to merge with another Western Australian company

Australian junior hits more high grade gold on Plutonic Dome

Tuesday , 24 Jan 2012
A large project area acquired from Barrick Gold in the Glengarry Basin region of Western Australia is showing strong signs for high grade gold at depth.

Junior gold stocks: how to derisk your investment - Mills

Thursday , 19 Jan 2012
How to derisk the inherently risky business of investing in junior resource companies. The Gold Report interviews Rick Mills for his views.

Revisiting Jubilee Platinum

Wednesday , 18 Jan 2012
A look behind Jubiliee Platinum's trading bump by the Mail on Sunday and why some consider the shares cheap

Brazilian gold, a ball mill, a mine-building permit - Rio Novo's (un)official mine plan

Saturday , 14 Jan 2012
Rio Novo management go over their detailed plans for their Almas gold project, and beyond, with Mineweb.

Impact Silver entering new phase with Capire open pit silver mine

Thursday , 12 Jan 2012
Junior silver miner, Impact Silver, is hoping to enter the big league with its new Capire open pit operation to supplement output from its existing Royal Mines of Zacualpan operations.

Verde Potash touts 2.7 billion tonne K2O resource in Brazil

Wednesday , 11 Jan 2012
Analysts eye Verde's coming commercialization tests and scoping study as a measure of the junior's potential for success in the potash sector.

Nevsun on target in the final quarter of 2011

Tuesday , 10 Jan 2012
Nevsun made good on guidance, pumping out just over 100,000 ounces gold in the fourth quarter 2011, bringing the year's production to 379,000 ounces gold.

Riverstone Resources shareprice falls on resource update

Monday , 09 Jan 2012
It was a tough day for Riverstone Resources on the market, as its shareprice suffered after announcing a resource update/upgrade.

Minefinders tops gold-silver production forecast

Monday , 09 Jan 2012
In the final count Minefinders exceeds its 65,000 - 70,000 gold production target for last year by a healthy margin.

Trevali to hit commercial zinc production by Q2

Saturday , 07 Jan 2012
In the midst of mine ramp-up, Mark Cruise, Trevali Mining president, says cash should start flowing from commercial operations in the second quarter this year.

Silvercrest estimates 100m silver-equivalent ounces at La Joya

Friday , 06 Jan 2012
It is the first resource estimate for La Joya by Silvercrest Mines and it puts contained metal at 51 million ounces silver, 333,400 ounces gold, 270 million pounds copper.

Big La Arena gold resource boost for Rio Alto in Peru

Thursday , 05 Jan 2012
As it ramps up gold production at its La Arena project in Peru, Rio Alto Mining substantially increases gold resources.

Queenston rejuvenating gold-rich Kirkland Lake Mining Camp-Scotia Capital

Thursday , 05 Jan 2012
Citing its assembled land package in the Kirkland Lake Gold Camp, as well as the company's attraction as an acquisition target, Scotia Capital has initiated coverage on Queenston Mining.

Investing in junior miners: Assessing the risks

Friday , 23 Dec 2011
Juniors miners/explorers are primarily the owners of the world's future mines, but investing in them is fraught with risk.

Prodigy eyes bigger, more profitable gold mine in Ontario

Friday , 23 Dec 2011
Building on a previous scoping study Prodigy Gold sketched out a more attractive gold mining scenario that generated a flood of interest in its stock.

Gold-Ore, Astur to merge

Tuesday , 20 Dec 2011
Combining Spanish and Swedish assets, producer Gold-Ore Resources and explorer Astur Gold are to join forces as equals.

Crucial land use agreement for Torex Morelos gold project

Friday , 16 Dec 2011
If it wants to build a mine, Torex needs to sign long term leases governing surface rights over its Morelos project, comprising 3 million ounces of gold.

Huge oxide gold deposit in Chile on engineering fast-track

Friday , 16 Dec 2011
Atacama Pacific Gold is putting together a scoping study of what it calls the largest oxide gold deposit in the hands of a non-producer.

Go-time for Trevali Mining at Canadian zinc mine

Thursday , 15 Dec 2011
Trevali Mining got a mining lease for its Halfmile Mine in New Brunswick, bringing the junior one step closer to production.

Fire River Gold suspends mining - market ‘overreacts'

Tuesday , 13 Dec 2011
Supplies run low as Fire River Gold's remote Alaskan mine is cut off from fuel supplies for 10 days and counting.

Chalice Gold to sell Zara gold project in Eritrea

Monday , 12 Dec 2011
Chalice Gold says it has inked a letter of intent setting out terms for the sale of its Zara gold project, which holds some 760,000 ounces gold in reserves.