2004

Vancouver — Drilling by Cross Lake Minerals (CRN-T) at the Ruddock Creek property in British Columbia has extended a high-grade zone of massive sulphides to the west.

Vancouver — Anooraq Resources (ARQ-V) has consummated its marriage with Pelawan Investments, a South African black economic empowerment group, through a reverse-takeover of the former by the latter.

Large bought-deal financings have cashed up two junior gold producers, Rio Narcea Gold Mines (RNG-T) and High River Gold (HRG-T).

The Manitoba-based operations of Hudson Bay Mining & Smelting could be sold to tiny Venture-listed Ontzinc (OTZ-V) if a new deal with Hudson Bay’s parent goes through.

Osprey Gold — Jean-Jacques Treyvaud and Linda Kent appointed directors.

Vancouver — The second drill hole on the Megabuck zone at the Woodjam project, near Williams Lake, B.C., has encountered significant porphyry copper and gold mineralization. The project is jointly held by Fjordland Exploration…

The management team of Hunter Dickinson, including Robert Dickinson, Ronald Thiessen, David Copeland, Scott Cousens, David Jennings and Jeffrey Mason, was recently honoured collectively as the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Y…

A series of financings has several junior exploration companies ready to go on established projects.

Toronto-based Apogee Minerals (APE-V) has entered into a joint venture to explore the historic Santa Isabel silver-lead-zinc mineralized system in Bolivia.