JUNIOR MINING

AUSTRALIAN JUNIOR SECTOR

Australia ‘losing the plot' on mining incentives - Chris Cairns

Tuesday , 16 Mar 2010
The managing director of aspiring Western Australian gold producer Integra Mining said that Australia has failed to back exploration for greenfields mineral exploration and the scenario may see many junior companies "going to the wall."
MORE STILL NEEDED

Improving rough diamond prices see Diamondcorp make successful capital raising

Monday , 15 Mar 2010
Diamond junior Diamondcorp has successfully raised £7.1 million from its shareholders with the greater part to be used to advance the historic Lace diamond mine project.
EXTORRE ON THE BOARDS

Exeter's gold company split now approved and going live

Saturday , 13 Mar 2010
Canadian gold junior Exeter Resource Corp. has had its proposal to split into two separate companies approved to handle two very different types of gold deposit.
‘EVERYBODY WANTS TO GET TO THE NEXT LEVEL'

Capital Gold still dreams of growing big

Friday , 12 Mar 2010
The small gold miner, nearly bought out for C$0.76 a year ago is now mulling its options which include, acquisitions, and the prospect of looking for a new suitor.
$175M FOR PROJECT DEVELOPMENT, EXPLORATION

Paulson, Soros hedge funds complete NovaGold investment

Friday , 12 Mar 2010
Despite years of struggling, NovaGold has struck gold with the financial backing of two of the world's best known hedge fund managers, John Paulson and George Soros.
ON THE LOOKOUT FOR PROMISING PROJECTS

Canadian gold and copper juniors to outpace the pack in 2010

Monday , 08 Mar 2010
And, according to Canaccord Adams analyst Wendell Zerb, more M&A is likely as equity markets return to normal
PDAC CONVENTION

MEG study finds '09 exploration budgets suffered steepest decline

Monday , 08 Mar 2010
A Metals Economic Group study has determined gold has regained its standing as the top exploration target.
REDUCED NET LOSS

Great Basin's two developing gold mines making good progress

Thursday , 25 Feb 2010
Great Basin Gold, which is developing the Hollister gold mine in Nevada and the Burnstone mine in South Africa is making progress in bringing both to production.
ERITREA PROJECT

Nevsun says Bisha gold-copper-zinc ops to turn cash positive in 2011 Q1

Tuesday , 23 Feb 2010
Canadian junior Nevsun says its Bisha polymetallic gold-rich project in Eritrea will become cash positive in Q1 2011 and that there is considerable scope for resource expansion if metal prices stay firm.
WHITE METALS HEAT UP

Absolute follows Village Main into the junior platinum space

Monday , 15 Feb 2010
Another junior platinum company moves into the listed space of an increasingly busy global sector.
VICTORIA'S PACE COPYCAT

Deep drill gold project underway in Victorian goldfields

Monday , 15 Feb 2010
Victoria has not had a gold mining heyday since it helped populate Australia and dominated national gold production from the mid 1800s until the early 1900s. But now, with the help of a GBM Resources and the Victorian government, that could all be changing.
FIRST GOLD MID-2010

Great Basin Gold's Burnstone mine closes in on first gold production

Friday , 12 Feb 2010
On what is effectively a previously unexploited section of the prolific Witwatersrand Basin, Great Basin Gold is bringing its relatively shallow Burnstone mine into production with first gold output due mid-year.
THE ‘GO-TO' CONSOLIDATOR

High-Flying New Gold continues to look for ounces

Tuesday , 09 Feb 2010
While acknowledging that New Gold is a long way from mid-tier status, CEO Bob Gallagher is aiming for 1m ounces by 2012 and further consolidation of the junior sector
GROOTE EYLANDT

Western Uranium moves to focus on high grade manganese

Tuesday , 09 Feb 2010
BHP/Anglo's Groote Eylandt mine is one of the richest manganese mines in the world and Western Uranium controls tenements right alongside.
TEAM STRENGTHENING

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.
WHAT A YEAR IT HAS BEEN!

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.
CHINA IN AFRICA

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
ZINC MARKET

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.
AUDITS, CONSULTANT REPORTS ALLEGEDLY FALSIFIED

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.
COPPER, GOLD, THE WORKS

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.
TASMANIAN POLYMETALLIC MINING

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.
AREA POTENTIAL FAR BIGGER

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.
PLAN OF ARRANGEMENT

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.
NEW RESOURCE STATEMENT DUE APRIL

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
AME BC MINERAL EXPLORATION ROUNDUP

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.
AME BC MINERAL EXPLORATION ROUNDUP

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.
INVESTOR HUB: Gold / Copper

   


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