2006 - Page 165 of 246 - The Northern Miner

News April 24, 2006

ATAC stakes Yukon gold-silver prospect

Vancouver — A staking effort has provided ATAC Resources (ATC-V, ATADF-O) with an intrusive-hosted gold-silver prospect in the Dawson Range of the western Yukon….

News April 24, 2006

Anaconda to dewater Damoti ramp

Following a preliminary economic assessment, junior explorers Anaconda Gold (ANX-V, ANXGF-O) and Doublestar Resources (DSR-V, DOUBF-O) are budgeting a program of dewatering and bulk sampling at the Da…

News April 24, 2006

TSX Venture Rights & Warrants (April 24, 2006)

Aumega Discoveries (AUM.WT) — Wt buys sh @ 45 to Feb 16/07….

News April 24, 2006

Overseas Quotes (April 24, 2006)

News April 24, 2006

San Gold flips switch at Bissett (April 24, 2006)

San Gold (SGR-V, SGRCF-O) has started processing stockpiled ore at the Rice Lake mill near Bissett, Man., in preparation for putting the San Antonio gold mine back into production….

News April 24, 2006

Conquest cuts gold at King Bay (April 24, 2006)

A 3-hole winter drilling program by Conquest Resources (CQR-V, CQRL-O), at the King’s Bay property in the Sturgeon Lake area of northwestern Ontario, has intersected stockwork gold mineralization….

News April 24, 2006

Orezone pins estimate on Sega (April 24, 2006)

Ottawa-based junior Orezone Resources (OZN-T, OZN-X) now has a resource estimate for its Sega gold project in northern Burkina Faso, which the company hopes to expand based on new drilling….

News April 24, 2006

Coal sales soften for Elk Valley

Vancouver — Prices and demand for coal have softened in recent months, putting a damper on the projected financial performance of Fording Canadian Coal Trust (FDG.UN-T, FDG-N)….

KATANGA MININGElectrowinning circuits for copper and cobalt in the Luilu metallurgical plant. The plant has an anode-casting shop that was built, but never operated.

News April 24, 2006

Kamoto copper can resume production: study (April 24, 2006)

A feasibility study on the dormant Kamoto copper mine in Katanga province, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), says a capital infusion of US$427 million can put the mine back into production….

Stock Markets/Investing April 24, 2006

TSX Venture Exchange April 11-17

Soaring metal prices propelled the S&P-TSX Venture Composite Index to a closing high of 3,091.31 over the April 11-17 session, up 44.01 points, or 1.4%. Average daily trading volumes were also bol…

Stock Markets/Investing April 24, 2006

Toronto Stock Exchange April 11-17

Concerns over inflation, interest rates and upcoming earnings reports saw the Toronto Stock Exchange crawl 19.32 points higher to end the holiday-shortened April 11-17 report period at 12,309.02. The…

Stock Markets/Investing April 24, 2006

U.S. Markets April 11-17

Rising tension in the Middle East was the main fear factor driving up prices for energy and gold over the report period April 11-17. Investors bid up shares of gold, oil and copper producers, but gave…