Drilling defines Ming sulphides
A directional drilling program at the Ming massive sulphide deposit in north-central Newfoundland is showing that lower-grade stringer mineralization exists in the footwall of the former producing min…
Canada
St Andrew to restructure equity side
Timmins-camp gold developer St Andrew Goldfields (SAS-T, STGFF-O) plans a consolidation of its shares and with it, a $20-million financing to develop its projects….
Rough trade
With the union’s rejection of management’s latest and “final” counter-offer on May 31, the two sides at BHP Billiton’s (BHP-N, BLT-L) Ekati diamond mine appear further apart than ever, more than eight…
Northgate sees ‘mine in waiting,’ at Young-Davidson
Recent drilling by Northgate Minerals (NGX-T, NXG-X) has returned more encouraging results from the Young-Davidson mine project in the Matachewan camp of Ontario, including a 66.59-metre intersection…
Arctic diamond hunt heads east
Vancouver — With most of the best prospects in the Lac de Gras diamond camp already in senior company hands, Canadian diamond exploration companies have shifted their focus to less explored areas con…
Doublestar launches drill program at Catface
Vancouver The Catface porphyry copper project on Vancouver Island was once among a list of promising projects hel…
Tributable resources
Junior explorer Tribute Minerals (TBM-V) has tabled a resource estimate for the Arrow massive sulphide zone at its …
Campbell files proposal to creditors
Campbell Resources (CCH-T, CBLRF-O) has filed a plan of arrangement to get out of creditor protection, and creditor…
Cambior options ground in James Bay area (June 08, 2006)
Two deals between junior explorers and Cambior (CBJ-T, CBJ-X) give the gold producer a land package in the La Grand…
Slow but steady for Dianor at Leadbetter
Shares of Dianor Resources (DOR-V) have not escaped the downdraft of the junior mining market in recent weeks, touc…
UEX drilling at Kianna deposit tops 27% U3O8
Junior explorer UEX is reporting very high-grade assays from a drill program at the Shea Creek uranium project in t…
Voisey’s Bay delivers the goods
Notwithstanding Inco’s (N-T, N-N) bid for Falconbridge (FAL.LV-T, FAL-N) and the subsequent unsolicited takeover offer launch by Teck Cominco (TEK.SV.B-T, TCKBF-O), the big story this past year for In…