Calibre Mining and B2Gold have reported the drilling results of the initial three holes drilled at the Primavera project in Northeast Nicaragua. The occurrence of extensive copper and gold has been confirmed by the assay results of these holes in December 2011.
Crocodile Gold has intersected further high-grade gold on the drill holes located at the Union Reefs project, which lies under the Crosscourse and Prospect deposits.
By Joel Scanlon
23 Jan 2012
FDG Mining has used a second diamond core drill rig for the exploration program at the Topacio project. The positive results of the first hole DDH11-01 have accelerated the drilling program for the inferred resource expansion.
By Joel Scanlon
23 Jan 2012
New World Resource has reported the drilling results of the initial seven holes drilled at the Lipeña/Bonete project in South Bolivia. The company has drilled 2,509.5 m, totaling seven holes that enclose around 900 m of strike length.
By Joel Scanlon
23 Jan 2012
BHP Billiton announced that it was going to set new records in the production of iron ore in 2012. The statement from the mining giant came on Wednesday in light of the expansion of mining operations in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.
Having received legal clearances African Queen Mines has decided to proceed with a core drilling program at the Noyem - Nyanfoman project in Ghana.
By Joel Scanlon
22 Jan 2012
Diamonds are formed in the magma that is present deep inside the Earth. Then how do they get to the surface of the planet to a depth where miners can easily harvest them? That is what the researchers at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver tried to find out.
By Joel Scanlon
22 Jan 2012
Jayden Resources, which is an exploration firm based in Canada, has reported the additional drilling results of the 2011 program conducted at the company’s Silver Coin gold project in BC.
By Joel Scanlon
21 Jan 2012
Entourage Metals is mobilizing a second drill rig in order to speed up the drilling program at its Black Raven gold project, which is situated in the Hemlo Greenstone Belt in North Ontario.
By Joel Scanlon
21 Jan 2012
Tiex has reported the initial drill hole results from the Viewland project. A primary exploration phase has been conducted at the company’s six porphyry gold-copper projects in central British Columbia.
By Joel Scanlon
21 Jan 2012
Manitou Gold has reported the final assays of the 2011 diamond drilling program conducted at the Gaffney extension project in Northwest Ontario.
By Joel Scanlon
21 Jan 2012
Tintina Resources has reported the assays of 10 more holes drilled at the Black Butte copper project in USA. The company has intersected 0.11% cobalt, 2.12% copper and 11.9 g/t silver over 42.34 m in hole SC11-076, 0.14% cobalt, 2.84% copper and 24.0 g/t silver over 11.70 m and 0.10% cobalt, 1.83% copper and 18.7 g/t silver over 43.75 m in hole SC11-079.
By Joel Scanlon
21 Jan 2012
Uranium North Resources has reported the intersection of gold mineralization in five holes drilled at the Mallery Lake gold property, Nunavut.
By Joel Scanlon
21 Jan 2012
Avino Silver & Gold Mines has reported the additional drilling results from the San Gonzalo zone, which is located on Avino’s property in the northeastern part of Durango in Mexico.
New Pacific Metals has reported the 2011 remaining drill hole assays from the Mt. Skukum gold deposit’s Lake zone. This deposit is situated at the Tagish Lake gold project in Canada. The Skukum Creek deposit has bulk resources of the project.