Revett drills Troy
Seeking to increase the resource at its Troy copper-silver mine in northwestern Montana, Revett Minerals (RVM-T, RVMIF-O) has started a mine-site exploration program.
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High-grade uranium lifts Formation Capital (March 05, 2007)
Vancouver — Formation Capital (FCO-T, FCACF-O) got welcome news recently from project partner and operator Cameco (CCO-T, CCJ-N) from drilling on the Virgin River uranium joint venture in northern Sa…
Toronto Stock Exchange February 20-26
The TSX Composite Index just won’t settle for a record high — it keeps breaking them. After posting all-time highs for the previous period, the index finished the Feb. 20-26 trading period with a new…
Aurelian to list on TSX, updates Ecuador progress (March 05, 2007)
Vancouver — Aurelian Resources (ARU-V, AUREF-O) has received conditional approval to list its shares on the Toronto Stock Exchange, a milestone that the company hopes will provide it with greater acc…
Greenpeace eyeing Tournigan’s Slovakian project
Vancouver — Keeping local residents informed about its plans to develop a uranium mine in eastern Slovakia has become a priority for Tournigan Gold (TVC-V, TVCZF-O) now that the company says its acti…
Australian Mineral Fields embraces technology
For Australian Mineral Fields (AMF), traditional exploration takes too long; that’s why the company is embracing new technology so it can find that big deposit sooner.
Virginia plans ahead for James Bay gold camp (March 05, 2007)
Now that Virginia Mines’ (VGQ-T, VGMNF-O) famed lonore discovery is on its way to making James Bay Canada’s next big gold camp, the explorer’s new strategy is to boost resources at its smaller depos…
Northeastern Ontario base metal projects being drilled again
Recent drilling at two base metal projects in northeastern Ontario has turned up encouraging results for two junior explorers.
Study says Maskwa has the stuff
A preliminary economic study on the Maskwa nickel-copper deposit in eastern Manitoba says higher metal prices have justified a higher resource figure.
Strateco’s hits attract juniors to Otish
Success in drilling new mineralization at the Matoush uranium prospect in the Otish basin of Quebec has drawn a number of junior companies eager to try and find a lookalike in the Proterozoic sediment…
New discovery at Amaruk proves diamond-bearing
While microdiamond results are positive for the first of four new kimberlites discovered last year by Diamonds North Resources (DDN-V, DDNFF-O) on the Amaruk property in the Pelly Bay area of Nunavut,…
Sand Creek drilling hits uranium
An initial drill program on the Sand Creek joint venture ground in Converse Cty., Wyo., has returned a number of intercepts of uranium mineralization.