Partners eye Campbell lookalike
Last year’s discovery of a large, gold-bearing carbonate alteration halo northwest of the historic Madsen mine in northwestern Ontario has prompted Placer Dome (PDG-T) to triple its exploration budget…
Madsen Project
Goldcorp, Placer Dome spark Red Lake revival
Vancouver — The Red Lake area of northwestern Ontario has had its share of gold exploration booms over the past 75 years. Today, thanks to the discovery of additional reserves along the 24-million-oz…
Wolfden peddles Red Lake properties
Having just arranged to acquire the 30% interest in the My-Ritt property it does not already own, Wolfden Resources (YWO-V) is granting Teck Cominco (TEK-T) an option to take a 60% stake in the proper…
Wolfden buys out My-Ritt partner
In return for cash and shares, Wolfden Resources (YWO-V) can acquire the 30% interest in the My-Ritt property it does not already own.Situated in the Red Lake region of northern Ontario, My-Ritt is ch…
Robert McEwen our Man of the Year
The Northern Miner’s Man of the Year in 2002, Rob McEwen of Goldcorp (G-T), has probably squeezed more shareholder value out of a small number of assets than anyone else in the gold business.McEwen, a…
Claude, Placer strike gold in Red Lake
Echoing the exploration success of their rival, Goldcorp (G-T), partners Placer Dome (PDG-T) and Claude Resources (CRJ-T) have discovered a high-grade gold system in the Red Lake camp of northw…
Teck Cominco joins Wolfden’s pack (July 22, 2002)
Teck Cominco (TEK-T) has entered into an agreement with Wolfden Resources (YWO-V) to participate in the exploration of the High Lake volcanogenic massive sulphide property on Bathurst Inlet in Nunavut…
Claude cuts gold at Currie Rose in Saskatchewan
Claude Resources (CRJ-T) has cut a new zone of gold mineralization on the Currie Rose property, near the company’s Seabee mine in the La Ronge district of northeastern Saskatchewan.In the winter, Clau…
Placer cuts Madsen updip
Drilling by Placer Dome (PDG-T) at Claude Resources (CRJ-T) has intersected four zones of gold mineralization at the historic Madsen mine in Ontario’s Red Lake camp.The effort was aimed at testing for…
Placer Dome cuts exploration, outlines strategy for growth
The street-driven notion that success should be measured only in ounces has fallen out of favour in the gold business, and Placer Dome (PDG-T), like most of its peers, intends to measure success with …
Claude, Corner Bay top picks in junior sector
The high-tech boom may be almost over on North American equity markets, but junior mining companies are still having a tough time getting noticed by investors. Even smaller brokerage firms that once f…
Placer renews Madsen drilling (June 25, 2001)
Preliminary drilling by Placer Dome (PDG-T) has intersected a possible extension to the high-grade No. 8 zone at the historic Madsen mine, in northwestern Ontario.Four stratigraphic holes tested 975 m…