France denies Iamgold permits
The government of France has rejected the final permit applications needed to start open-pit construction at Iamgold’s (IMG-T, IAG-N) Camp Caiman gold project, in French Guiana, a protectorate of Fran…
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Study finds Gladstone Pacific mega-nickel project viable
Gladstone Pacific Nickel’s (GPN-T, GPN-L)vision is to build a nickel-cobalt refinery at the deepwater port of Gladstone, in Queensland, Australia, that would treat high-grade nickel laterite ores from…
Golden Goose plans resource upgrade
As Golden Goose Resources (GGR-V, GOOSF-O) gets its 2008 drill season under way at the Lac Levac nickel project in Quebec, the company is collecting the final assays from a 7,150-metre program complet…
Noront buoyed by high-grade
VANCOUVER–Noront Resources (NOT-V, NOSOF-O) posted a 20% gain in recent trading on drill results the company says are its highest grade to date from the Double Eagle project, in northeastern Ontario.
TSX Venture Exchange Jan. 29 -Feb. 4
With gold pulling back off new record highs, the S&P-TSX Venture Composite Index eked out a very modest 9.93-point gain over the Jan. 29-Feb. 4 trading session — closing at 2,567.73 on an average…
Toronto Stock Exchange Jan. 29 -Feb. 4
Although the TSX Composite Index had its worst January since 1990, falling 4.9% over the month, Canada’s benchmark index started February off on a better note.
Full Metal Minerals sifts through 40 Mile results
Full Metal Minerals (FMM-V, FLMTF-O) is receiving the last of its 2007 drill assays from its 40 Mile property in eastern Alaska.
Apogee cuts silver-zinc at Pulacayo
VANCOUVER — Shares of Bolivian-focused junior Apogee Minerals (APE-V, AGEEF-O) jumped as much as 67% on strong volume in recent trading, on the results of a pair of drill holes that returned wide, hi…
Jinshan releases Dadiangou gold resource
Just six months after pouring its first 500-oz. gold dor bar from the remote Chang Shan Hao mine in Inner Mongolia, Jinshan Gold Mines (JIN-T, JINFF-O) is off and running in China’s Gansu province wi…
Maximus confirms gold and silver-rich zone at Hope Bay
Results from its 2007 drilling program in the Hope Bay gold belt of Nunavut have yielded significant gold and silver values for Maximus Ventures (MXV-V, MXVEF-O).
McFauld’s West samples promising
Shares of Probe Mines (PRB-V, PROBF-O) shot up 40% in mid-day trading recently on news that the company had found anomalies in nickel, copper, cobalt and silver, as well as anomalous values in gold, a…
HudBay marks 80th birthday with $1M donation
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