Second phase of bulk-sampling yields more diamonds at Star
Vancouver – A second-phase underground bulk-sampling program has been completed at the Star diamond project near P…
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Inco throws Falco a fin (May 15, 2006)
Inco (N-T, N-N) has boosted the cash portion of its friendly cash-and-scrip offer for Falconbridge (FAL.LV-T, FAL-N…
Nuinsco examines ’60s-era Minago find with new eyes
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‘Eskay-type’ target at BQ
Encouraging results from a limited drill program have prompted Endurance Gold (EDG-V) to stake an additional 20 claims totalling more than 80 sq. km surrounding its BQ polymetallic project situated 25…
Detour Lake proving fortuitous
Drilling on Block A at the Detour Lake gold property in northeastern Ontario continues to yield high gold grades for equal partners Trade Winds Ventures (TWD-V, TWDIF-O) and Pelangio Mines (PLG-T, PLG…
Partners target lonore South anomaly (May 15, 2006)
Goldcorp (G-T, GG-N), Eastmain Resources (ER-T, EANRF-O), and Azimut Exploration (AZM-V, AZMTF-O) have signed a letter of intent to jointly explore a promising gold-and-arsenic-in-soil anomaly straddl…
First Nickel, Jaguar Nickel to merge (May 15, 2006)
Junior Canadian nickel producer First Nickel (FNI-T, FNKLF-O) and failed Guatemalan nickel explorer Jaguar Nickel (jni-t, jgnkf-o) have struck a friendly deal to merge under the First Nickel banner….
Gold Canyon tests high-grade targets at Springpole (May 15, 2006)
A winter drill program by Gold Canyon Resources (GCU-V, GDCRF-O) has returned bonanza grades from the Core area of the Springpole gold project in the Red Lake mining district of Ontario, while also re…
Chinese eager for Redstone concentrate
With encouragement from its Chinese partner, Liberty Mines (LBE-V) is fast-tracking production at its wholly-owned Redstone mine southeast of Timmins, Ont….
On-site exploration yields high-grade zones for Imperial
Vancouver — A spring drilling campaign by Imperial Metals (III-T, IPMLF-O) has returned encouraging results from several zones near existing pits at the wholly owned Mount Polley copper-gold mine sit…
Cross Lake lines up financing to restart QR
Vancouver — Cross Lake Minerals (CRN-T, CLKMF-O) plans a significant financing, coupled with a share consolidation, to bring its QR gold mine, 70 km southeast of Quesnel, B.C., back into production….
Seabridge regains Kerr-Sulphurets gold-copper project
After completing a drill program to test six potential copper targets, Falconbridge (FAL.LV-T, FAL-N) has opted to allow Seabridge Gold (SEA-V, SA-X) to regain 100% ownership of the Kerr-Sulphurets go…