JUNIOR MINING

More positive results on copper-gold project for high-flyer Sandfire

Monday , 08 Feb 2010
More high copper and gold values reported at Sandfire's De Grussa prospect have given the company's shares another boost as maiden resource announcement imminent.

Toronto junior Khan Resources focus of China-Russia fight for Mongolian uranium

Wednesday , 03 Feb 2010
After nearly losing its license to Mongolian politics to its current status as the sought-after prize in a tug-of-war between China and Russia, Khan Resources is experiencing one heck of a year.

Jinchuan to become partner in Tanzanian Royalty Exploration nickel project

Thursday , 28 Jan 2010
The Chinese mining company has agreed to partner with the Toronto-listed junior's Kabanga properties in Tanzania located near Barrick/Xstrata deposit

Australian explorer has bigger ideas for Greenland zinc

Thursday , 28 Jan 2010
Perth-based explorer Ironbark Zinc Ltd is thinking bigger in exploration terms on its already substantial Citronen zinc-lead project in Greenland.

SEC orders stop of sales of Tsukuda-America securities

Thursday , 28 Jan 2010
A one-officer junior exploration company, which claims to be conducting early exploration on a New Mexico gold property, has been ordered by the SEC to stop initial sales of its stock.

Inside Sandfire Resources 7000% surge, and other exciting tales

Wednesday , 27 Jan 2010
A glance at the world's 100 hottest mining bets, currently trading an average of 679% above stock price lows.

Bass Metals gears up its own discovery

Wednesday , 27 Jan 2010
One of the junior miners that found a strong new life in old mines on the West Coast of Tasmania is now preparing to bring into production a discovery it made near its existing operations.

Conroy initiates scoping study on 1 million ounce plus Irish gold deposit

Tuesday , 26 Jan 2010
Ireland has a history of gold production, although much of it lost in the mists of time, but now Conroy Diamonds & Gold has initiated a scoping study on its Clontibret project where it has already outlined over 1 million ounces, and could have much more.

Corihuarmi gold mine exceeding expectations

Friday , 22 Jan 2010
Good results from its Corihuarmi gold mine in Peru are helping Minera IRL finance its continuing gold exploration programmes in Peru and Argentina.

Hana to spin out a second Botswana base metals exploration company

Friday , 22 Jan 2010
Company will spin-out and transfer second company, new Hana Copper Mining, in order to build a new base metals company to further explore and develop the Kuke Property.

Exeter to spin off high grade Cerro Moro gold project into new company

Tuesday , 19 Jan 2010
Exeter Resource, which has found two significant major gold deposits in South America, is to split the company in two to enable two different management teams to concentrate on two very different projects

Officials believe one of the largest gold resources in the world lies within BC

Tuesday , 19 Jan 2010
British Columbia is Canada's largest copper producer, only moly miner, and largest coal exporter. The province may also be host to one of the world's largest gold resources.

Officials believe one of the largest gold resources in the world lies within British Columbia

Tuesday , 19 Jan 2010
British Columbia is Canada's largest copper producer, only moly miner, and largest coal exporter. The province may also be host to one of the world's largest gold resources.

Irish gold explorer hits second significant target

Monday , 18 Jan 2010
Conroy Diamonds & Gold which is exploring for precious metals in the Irish Republic/Northern Ireland border areas has announced new very promising drill results on its Clay Lake gold anomaly.

Duluth lands big ‘un, Antofagasta, as JV partner in giant Nokomis base/precious metals project

Friday , 15 Jan 2010
Duluth Metals stock soared more than 50% on the TSX with the announcement of Antofagasta as a joint venture partner in the Nokomis base and precious metals project in Minnesota's Duluth Complex.

Fiji's Vatukuola gold mine confirmed as world class resource

Wednesday , 13 Jan 2010
The latest resource assessment for the historic Vatukuola gold mine in Fiji confirms its ‘world class' potential.

Nevada still offers excellent potential for discovering and developing gold assets

Monday , 11 Jan 2010
Investment bankers Dahlman Rose say prospective Nevada exploration and mining projects--not belonging to Newmont or Barrick--also offer junior company investors high-return opportunities in a rising gold price environment.

Andean to develop significant new gold/silver mine in Patagonia

Friday , 08 Jan 2010
Argentinian officials have said that Australian miner Andean Resources, which has a TSX quote, will be going ahead with a $200 million gold/silver mining operation with construction starting in the second half of 2010.

Hana signs new exec VP to progress Ghanzi copper/silver project

Wednesday , 06 Jan 2010
Fred Stahlbush will work towards transforming the geologic Ghanzi copper-silver resource through feasibility into an economically mineable reserve

KEFI starts drilling copper-gold project in Turkey in jv with Centerra Gold

Wednesday , 06 Jan 2010
AIM listed junior explorer KEFI Minerals has commenced drilling ops at the Bakir Tepe project in Turkey in a jv with Centerra Gold.

Botswana copper-silver district holds major promise for Discovery

Monday , 04 Jan 2010
Australian junior explorer Discovery Metals is currently working on a bankable feasibility for its very promising Boseto copper-silver project in Botswana

Chaarat: Exploring and developing Kyrgyz gold

Tuesday , 22 Dec 2009
AIM listed junior, Chaarat Gold, has already outlined a resource of 3.34 million ounces of gold, with an average grade of 4.3 g/t at a conservative cut-off of 3 g/t in western Kyrgyzstan.

How gold are Mandela, Zuma?

Friday , 18 Dec 2009
Strange days, as a marginal gold asset operator plans to list in Johannesburg.

Battle lines drawn for Clifton Star's gold

Friday , 18 Dec 2009
Board room management of another highly prospective gold project in Quebec, with which Osisko has just negotiated a jv, is currently under siege by its biggest shareholder.

Central China options high grade gold project in Indonesia as geographical focus shifts

Friday , 18 Dec 2009
Central China Goldfields may be being squeezed out of China itself, but is picking up projects elsewhere and attracting attention from other companies.