2004

Radius Gold President Simon Ridgway (centre) and analyst Brent Cook (left) examine silicified boulders at the Pavon North vein in Nicaragua.

Radius explores for gold in Nicaragua

Waslala, Nicaragua — Using good old-fashioned prospecting, Simon Ridgway and his exploration team at newly merged Radius Gold (RDU-V) have turned up an exciting grassroots gold discovery in this Central American country.


BHP Billiton, JFE Steel ink iron ore deal

BHP Billiton (BHP-N) and JFE Steel have entered into a joint-venture agreement that includes the proposed sale of 16 million tonnes of iron ore per year from BHP Billiton over the next 11 years.



Kagara Zinc plans copper production

The Balcooma property is near Newcrest’s Mount Garnet milling facility, where detailed design work is under way to create a copper circuit. Conditioning tankage will be added and upgrades to the filter system are planned.


CNQ ends year on uptick

The Canadian Quotation and Trade Reporting System (CNQ) has finished its first year in business with several consecutive months of increased trading activity.


BC claims second Claim Tag award

For the second consecutive year, the government of British Columbia has received the Claim Tag Award from the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada (PDAC). This year’s award recognizes the Mineral Titles online program, which will be laun…






SouthernEra splits assets

With platinum prices enjoying their best levels in years, the board of SouthernEra Resources (SUF-T) has approved a plan to hive off the company’s diamond and precious metal assets into two separately listed public companies.


Viceroy taps high grade at Gualcamayo

Vancouver — Drilling at Viceroy Exploration‘s (VYE-V) Gualcamayo gold project, in west-central Argenina, has returned further significant intersections.


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