Ontario’s acting minister of northern development and mines has been appointed to the portfolio on a full-time basis. Gilles Pouliot assumed his new job in a cabinet shuffle by Premier Bob Rae. Poulio…
The Earth Sciences Gallery project of the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) is progressing towards its $4.25-million target. By presstime, $1.7 million had been contributed by foundations, individuals and co…
I well remember the good old days when the “integral” drill rod was employed in mining. After use, each rod was carefully carted to the blacksmith’s shop where the bit was thrust into glowing coals to…
A review of the trading activity on the Vancouver Stock Exchange for the period ended Oct. 25 reveals a string of negative signs as the market continues to retrench. The resource index lost almost 23 …
Toronto-listed Aber Resources has encountered a visible diamond in drill core from hole A154-9, at a vertical depth of 55 metres. Aber and 60% partner Kennecott are drill-testing the A154 diamond pipe…
Toronto-listed Da Capo Resources is encouraged by initial drill results from the Amayapampa property in Bolivia. The junior can earn up to a 70% interest in the historic gold mine by paying the owner …
Professional services firm Ernst & Young has released a 150-page book on “Doing Business in China,” which provides an overview of the investment climate, taxation, forms of business organization, and …
Drilling by International Taurus Resources (VSE) at the Taurus minesite in northern British Columbia is expanding a newly discovered zone of mineralization. The zone consists of quartz stockwork miner…
Montreal-based Canchrome Mines (ME) intends to earn a 51% interest in two gold and base metal properties from Bruneau Minerals (ME). The Allard property consists of 76 contiguous claims in Desmazures …
Recent drilling by Falconbridge (TSE) has returned encouraging results from the company’s Kidd Creek No. 3 mine near Timmins, Ont. Four new holes, drilled between the 2,380- and 3,000-metre levels, in…
Funding and permitting are moving ahead at Goldbelt Resources’ (VSE) Leninogorsk gold tailings project in Kazakhstan. On the same day that the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) signed an …
Having revised its mining and investment laws after almost 25 years of socialist rule, a new era of mineral exploration appears to be dawning in this East African republic. Poised to take advantage of…
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