Barker on Hunt for VMS Deposits at Frank Creek
Vancouver — In its hunt for massive sulphide deposits, junior explorer Barker Minerals (BML-V, BKMNF-O) is anxiously awaiting results from a couple of recently completed drill holes at its Frank Cree…
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U.S. Markets January 2 – 8
Well, everybody that was anybody was down.
Int’l Royalty to Buy Nsr on Pascua-Lama
Vancouver — International Royalty (IRC-T, ROY-X) has inked a deal to purchase a sliding-scale net smelter return (NSR) royalty on Barrick Gold’s (ABX-T, ABX-N) monstrous Pascua-Lama gold deposit, whi…
TSX Venture Exchange January 2 – 8
The junior mining-dominated TSX Venture Composite Index rang in the new year with a bit of a hangover, shedding the previous week’s gains to close down 5.2%, or 155.43 points, at 2,831.65 for the Jan….
Sherwood Making Time on Minto
Vancouver — Sherwood Copper (SWC-V, SWOPF-O) reports construction at its Minto copper-gold mine in the central Yukon is about 50% complete.
Cusac Chairman Has the Power of Persuasion
Vancouver — In an era when the term “promoter” has largely gone out of style, Guilford Brett still attributes his success in exploration to an ability to convince investors that investing in mining s…
Toronto Stock Exchange January 2 – 8
While 2006 was a banner year for the TSX Composite Index, gaining 17%, the index marked the year’s end in a most unceremonious way, falling nearly 3% to 12,553.09 to kick off the new year.
Ecstall Rejects Mantle Bid
Vancouver — Ecstall Mining (EAM-V, ESMGF-O) is telling its shareholders to reject a takeover bid by Mantle Resources (MTS-V, MTSZF-O) that aims to consolidate Mantle’s ownership in a northeastern Bri…
Pacifica Finding More Mineralization at Howards Pass
Large base metal deposits discovered in northern Canada during the 1970s all faced the same obstacles to development: first, the costs of building mines and mills in areas with few or no roads, and se…
Adanac Moly Making Strides at Ruby Creek
Vancouver — Adanac Molybdenum (AUA-V, AUAYF-O) is gearing up for a mid-year construction start at its Ruby Creek project near Atlin in northwestern British Columbia.
Lucky Ship Moly Resource Doubles
Vancouver — An updated resource estimate on New Cantech Ventures’ (NCV-V, NCTVF-O) Lucky Ship molybdenum deposit, located 65 km southwest of Houston, B.C., shows a 133% increase in contained metal.
Tagish Looks to Grow Skukum Creek Resource
Vancouver — Prospective precious metals miner Tagish Lake Gold (TLG-V) says its 2006 drill campaign at the Skukum Creek gold-silver property, located 80 km southwest of Whitehorse, in the Yukon, will…