2004

Results continue to expand the resource at the Essakan gold property in Burkina Faso, West Africa. Orezone Resources (OZN-T) is the operator, while Gold Fields (GFI-N) is earning a half-interest in the 1,450-s…

Vancouver — A letter agreement sets the stage for Century Mining (CMM-V) to acquire the historic Sigma-Lamaque gold mine complex in the Val d’Or camp of northwestern Quebec.

Vancouver — Higher metal prices and lower production costs helped Hecla Mining (HL-N) nearly double its first-quarter gross profit to US$13.4 million, compared with US$7 million a year earlier.

The TSX Venture Exchange fell just shy of 100 points during the May 5-11 trading period to close at 1558.69, representing the fifth-consecutive drop. The junior mining sector fared no better, with a whopping 71 Venture Exchange-listed companies re…

Saskatoon-based Shore Gold (SGF-V) plans to spin off its gold assets into a wholly owned subsidiary.

Vancouver — J-Pacific Gold (JPN-V) has retained Roscoe Postle Associates to develop an exploration plan for the Blackdome mine property, 70 km west of Clinton in south-central British Columbia.

Faced with a diminishing orebody, Kinross Gold (K-T) and joint-venture partner High River Gold Mines (HRG-T) have decided to suspend development at the New Britannia mine in Snow Lake, Man.