2004

Typhoon Exploration (TOO-V) has intersected significant gold while drilling its Fayolle property, 35 km northeast of Rouyn-Noranda, Que.

Goldcrest Resources (GCL-V) has hit high-grade gold on its Youanmi project, 480 km north northeast of Perth in Western Australia.

U.S. equity markets enjoyed strong gains during the report period June 2-8, with the golds generally lower and base metal stocks generally higher.

Vancouver — Development drilling by American Bonanza Gold Mining (BZA-V) at the Copperstone project in Arizona’s La Paz Cty. has returned high gold values.

First Quantum Minerals (FM-T) has entered a deal to acquire an 80% interest in a copper-gold project in western Mauritania.

Vancouver — Ledcor CMI, a British Columbia-based contractor, has agreed to resuscitate the Gibraltar open-pit copper mine and take over operatorship from Taseko Mines (TKO-V). The mine is near Williams Lake i…

It’s back to the drawing board for Dunsmuir Ventures (DVV-V).

Vancouver — A delay in public hearings on the proposed development of the Doris North gold deposit in Nunavut has forced Miramar Mining (MAE-T) to push back the startup date to mid-2006 from late 2005.

Intrepid Minerals (IAU-V) has intersected impressive gold, silver and bornite-chalcopyrite mineralization — all in one hole — at its San Cristobal project, 20 km northeast of San Miguel, El Salvador.

Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, June 8 (change from May 28 in brackets):…

CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate)…

Cancor Mines (KCR-T) and Cambior (CBJ-T) have intersected massive sulphide lenses with significant gold and silver assays on their Gemini-Turgeon project, 80 km north of La Sarre in Quebec’s Abitibi region.