Eagle River nears production
At the annual meeting of River Gold Mines (TSE), shareholders were told that bringing the Eagle River gold project into production is the company’s top priority.”We have signed a lease agreement for t…
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Problems plague B.C.’s mining industry
Premier Michael Harcourt concluded British Columbia’s annual Mining Week by releasing “commitment statements” from the province’s Advisory Council on Mining.The government-sponsored council is represe…
Goldnev, Starcore to drill property near Voisey Bay
While most juniors with ground in the Voisey Bay region of Labrador are still struggling to arrange field programs, two Vancouver-based companies have already completed the initial assessment on their…
Zappa completes drilling at Papa Grande
A diamond drilling program by Zappa Resources (VSE) has encountered low-grade gold mineralization on the Papa Grande concession in the Ponce Enriquez district of southwestern Ecuador.A hydrothermal br…
NEW HORIZONS — Soil gases as exploration guides
Most of the ore deposits mined in the past, as well as those being mined today, were discovered because they cropped out at the surface. In the U.S., most mineral deposits that crop out at the surface…
Laminco focuses on California trend
Ongoing exploration at the San Antonio property in eastern Sonora, Mexico, is aimed at testing the bulk-tonnage potential of gold mineralization identified in several new areas.Laminco Resources (TSE)…
Santa Fe drills Swan property
A 15-hole diamond drill program by Santa Fe Pacific Gold (NYSE) is testing the potential of several mineralized, “pipe-like bodies” on the Swan gold property, 20 miles south of Helena, in southwestern…
Collahuasi mine expansion has Falconbridge excited
Definition drilling at the Collahuasi copper project in northern Chile has enabled Falconbridge (TSE) and equal partner Minorco to boost geological resources.The figure now stands at a staggering 3.1 …
Santa Elina to build new plant
Last year, Brazilian gold producer Santa Elina Gold (TSE) raised over US$36.5 million through an initial public offering and private placement.The funds were used to pay down existing debt, to purchas…
Prefeasibility study expected for El Dorado
A drilling program is helping Mirage Resource (TSE) to gain a better understanding of the northernmost prospect on its El Dorado gold project in El Salvador.Drilling has tested the La Coyatera North z…
Silica deposit discovered in Quebec
Drilling results have delineated probable reserves of 11.6 million tonnes of high-silica quartzite on the De Salaberry Twp., Quebec, property of Bruneau Minerals (ME).The deposit, which is minable by …
Quebec juniors conclude Auclair joint venture
Silver Century Explorations, an affiliate of Agnico-Eagle Mines (TSE), has concluded an option agreement with two Quebec-based juniors, Explorations Diabior (TSE) and Virginia Gold Mines (ME).The agre…