Farallon to assess gold mine at Campo Morado

Based upon the rapid rise in gold prices, Farallon Mining said it is planning a second mine at its Campo Morado property in Guerrero Sate in Mexico

The Company is formally initiating studies to re-evaluate the Reforma, Naranjo, El Largo and El Rey deposits to assess the feasibility of building a second mine with a target [...]

Goldcorp's divestitures build emerging Juniors

Goldcorp Inc. recently announced that it had entered agreement to sell the San Dimas gold-silver mine in Mexico to Mala Noche Resources Corp.

The total purchase consideration of $500 million, consisted of $275 million in cash, $175 million of Mala Noche common shares valued at the offering price of Mala Noche’s proposed equity financing and a [...]

Mexican Gold Mine Holds Promise For A Beleaguered Country

Canadian-based mining company Goldcorp is playing well south of the U.S. border.

Why else would Mexican President Felipe Calderon attend Goldcorp’s (GG) recent opening ceremony for a new mine in Penasquito?

The president lauded Goldcorp for its $1.7 billion investment and for creating thousands of jobs. Once fully operational, the mine in the north-central region will be [...]

Newstrike Signs Definitive Agreement to Acquire Ana Paula Project from Goldcorp

Newstrike Capital Inc. (TSX VENTURE:NES) (“Newstrike” or the “Company”) – www.newstrikecapital.com – is pleased to announce it has entered into a definitive agreement dated May 11, 2010 to acquire 100% of the “Ana Paula Project” from Desarrollos Mineros San Luis, S.A. de C.V. (“DMSL”), a wholly-owned subsidiary company of Goldcorp Inc. (TSX:G, NYSE:GG).

Ana Paula is [...]

Gold hits all-time high as investors seek haven

Gold prices hit an all-time high as demand surged to the highest level since the collapse of Lehman Brothers in 2008 amid volatile financial markets in Europe.

Spot gold in London surged to above $1,230 a troy ounce, surpassing the previous record set in December last year.

Gold prices in euro terms also hit a fresh all-time [...]

How Is Gold Formed?

Gold is relatively scarce in the earth, but it occurs in many different kinds of rocks and in many different geological environments. Though scarce, gold is concentrated by geologic processes to form commercial deposits of two principal types: lode (primary) deposits and placer (secondary) deposits.

Lode deposits are the targets for the “hardrock” prospector seeking gold [...]

NEWSTRIKE CAPITAL TO ACQUIRE GOLDCORP’s 
‘ANA PAULA’ PROPERTIES

Newstrike Capital Inc. (“Newstrike” or the “Company”) – is pleased to announce it has entered into an agreement dated February 11th, 2010 to acquire a 100% interest in certain mining concessions situated in Guerrero State, Mexico, referred to as the “Ana Paula Properties” from Desarrollos Mineros San Luis, S.A. de C.V. (“DMSL”), a wholly-owned subsidiary [...]

Hedge Fund Manager Sprott Sees Gold at $1,500 in 2010

 
Eric Sprott, whose Sprott Hedge Fund increased more than fivefold in nine years, said gold may rise to $1,500 an ounce this year and $2,000 within two years as the U.S. government takes measures to counter the credit crunch. “With quantitative easing and the financial problems we have, I suspect that the gold price goes [...]

Juniors Benefit from Competition Amongst Major Gold Companies

With bullion process hovering around near record levels, senior global gold miners are on prowl, competing amongst each other for established and emerging projects containing gold, copper and silver.

The world’s largest gold producer, Barrick Gold Corp. and other large miners are pursuing copper-gold projects and gold-silver projects, as pure gold plays become scarce, said Barrick [...]

History of the Development of the Guerrero Gold Belt

The Guerrero Gold Belt (GGB) is a significant emerging gold mining district hosting a gold bearing iron skarn-porphyry mineralizing system. The district includes Goldcorp’s Bermejal, Nukay and Los Filos deposits, and Gleichen Resource’s Limon-Los Guajes deposit. The GGB has an inventory of approximately 14 million ounces of gold, which continues to increase with ongoing exploration [...]