Revett starts drilling on Troy targets
Seeking to increase the resource at its Troy copper-silver mine in northwestern Montana, Revett Minerals (RVM-T, RV…
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Barrick exploration head says easy gold has all been found
Vancouver – Life in the gold exploration sector is not getting any easier, especially for major mining companies wh…
Full Metal makes Alaskan discovery
A first pass of drilling on the 40 Mile project in eastern Alaska turned up several encouraging hits for Full Metal Minerals (FMM-V, FLMTF-O), including a prospective, high-grade massive sulphide disc…
More Mahala high-grade for Queenstake (January 29, 2007)
Vancouver — Beleaguered gold producer Queenstake Resources (QRL-T, QEE-X) enjoyed some positive news recently, with underground exploration drilling on its Mahala deposit returning further high-grade…
Mosaic eases concerns over flood at Saskatchewan potash mine
Vancouver – U.S. fertilizer giant The Mosaic Company (mos-n) has moved to ease concerns that a flooding problem ma…
Wealthy foes target Northern Dynasty
Vancouver — Wealthy opponents appear to be lining up against Northern Dynasty Minerals (NDM-V, NAK-X) as it works to develop a remote project in southern Alaska that ranks among the world’s largest c…
Trigon shifts to uranium
Vancouver — Shareholders of the newly renamed Trigon Uranium (TEL-V, TELWF-O) have to be happy with its diversification from diamonds into uranium earlier this year, especially in light of surging pr…
Quadra surprises with boost in production
Vancouver — Fourth-quarter copper and gold production from Quadra Mining’s (QUA-T, QADMF-O) flagship Robinson mine near Ely, Nev., was up significantly, driving last year’s total metals output above …
Rio Tinto rethinks Sweetwater sale
Vancouver — A hot uranium market has prompted Rio Tinto (RTP-N, RIO-L) to pull the proposed sale of its Sweetwater assets in Wyoming to sxr Uranium One (SXR-T, SXRFF-O) and contemplate developing the…
More Mahala high-grade for Queenstake (January 19, 2007)
Vancouver – Beleaguered gold producer Queenstake Resources (QRL-T, QEE-X) enjoyed some positive news with undergrou…
U.S. Gold to take pass on Coral, for now
Citing difficult compliance with regulatory requirements, U.S. Gold (UXG-T, UXG-X) has abandoned its takeover offer…
Quadra surprises with Robinson output boost
Vancouver – Fourth quarter copper and gold production from Quadra Mining’s (QUA-T, QADMF-O) flagship Robinson mine …