Underground development work by Cheni Gold Mines (TSE) on the Cliff Creek zone at the Lawyers mine in north- central British Columbia indicates minable grades will be 20-25% higher than anticipated. T…
An agreement has been reached between Freewest Resources (TSE) and Mint Gold Resources (COATS) whereby the two companies have an option to earn a 100% interest in a 59-claim property in Northumberland…
Arizona-based Phelps Dodge (NYSE) has dropped its option on the Stillwater strategic metals joint venture in Montana with Australian company Boulder Gold. Phelps Dodge had to decide by Jan. 15, whethe…
Two members of the dissident group that recently won control of Sherritt Gordon (TSE) recently emerged with a significant position in the Edmonton-based fertilizer and specialty metals manufacturer. A…
A preliminary feasibility study recently concluded that a copper smelting facility on the coast of British Columbia would be economically viable. A Vancouver-based firm headed by former Cominco execut…
Armed with a positive preliminary feasibility report, Bema Gold (TSE) is aiming to bring on stream a heap leach gold mine in Chile with an annual production rate of about 225,000 oz. gold. That repres…
Rivals Card Lake Resources and Teddy Bear Valley Mines will meet in court on Sept. 3 to settle a property dispute over Card Lake’s 5-claim property near Matheson, Ont., says Teddy Bear. Until then, Ca…
Faced with the recent closure of its only remaining metal mines, and a slump in both its fishing and oil sectors, Danish government authorities are attempting to increase exploration activity in Green…
The first two holes drilled by Greenstone Resources (TSE) on the company’s 49% owned Santa Rosa gold property in Panama have intersected encouraging results including 249 ft. grading 0.12 oz. gold per…
Toronto-based consulting firm Watts, Griffis and McOuat has signed a contract with Zambia Consolidated Copper Mines to review the exploration potential in that African nation. The work is part of a pr…
John Morgan, an industrial minerals geologist, died recently. He was 76. Born in Winnipeg, Man., Morgan had a B.Sc. from the University of Manitoba and a Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin. From 1…
The Vancouver Indices fared poorly over the week ended Jan. 15 as investors pulled their bids and hopped on the fence to wait out the next chapter in the Middle East crisis. The result was a 19.41-poi…
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