PRECIOUS METALS

Columbus gets wind in its sales

It’s been a busy start to 2017 for Columbus Gold (CN: CGT), which last month acquired the Castle gold project next to its Eastside property in Nevada (adding more than 272,000 ounces in resources) and by the end of this week should close a short-form prospectus offering to inject C$5.04 million into exploration at Montagne d’Or in French Guiana. Indeed, investor hopes are rising for the junior.