Cusac confirms mineralized vein
At the Table Mountain gold property in northern British Columbia, preliminary work has begun on the western extension of a new structure identified as the Big Vein. The work coincides with advancement…
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Metall to explore Joutel property
Base metal miner Metall Mining (TSE) will earn a 70% interest in Joutel Resources’ (TSE) Joutel copper project in northwestern Quebec. The 26-claim property hosts the Joutel copper deposit, which oper…
Platinum demand rising but surplus to remain
World demand for platinum will rise by 7% this year to a new peak of 4.3 million oz., but it will not be sufficient to overcome the supply. The prediction was made by metals dealer Johnson Matthey, wh…
Adex tests Blackheart zone
As part of its option to earn a 60% interest in the Potts Falls gold project in Guyana, Adex Mining (TSE) has performed surface exploration on the Blackheart zone. Infill and deep auger sampling have …
Development plans for Michigan deposit
A joint venture has been formed between Great Lakes Minerals (TSE) and Brookline Minerals (VSE) to bring the former’s 543-S copper property into production. Situated in Michigan’s Keweenaw Peninsula, …
More gold produced at Siwash
Siwash North will probably never make the top-ten list of Canadian gold mines, but the British Columbian operation is proving to be a jewel box for owner Fairfield Minerals (TSE). Situated near Merrit…
Tri Origin active in Australia, Ontario
Having many projects at various stages of exploration and within diverse geological terrains is one way that junior companies can reduce the risks involved with mineral exploration. It is a strategy b…
Fortune encouraged at Yellowknife play
Mapping and sampling on Fortune Mineral’s (CDN) polymetallic NICO claim group northwest of Yellowknife, N.W.T., has yielded significant results. Mapping traced the No. 1 zone for 300 metres along stri…
EDITORIAL PAGE — What’s ahead for cobalt?
The recent increase in cobalt prices to more than US$26 per lb. is good news for producers, some of whom have already responded to current tightness by expanding production. And further down the road,…
NASDAQ moves on improvements
Under investigation by the U.S. Justice Department and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for allegedly fixing prices and other abuses, NASDAQ (National Association of Securities Dealers Aut…
PEOPLE — LORICA RES. — Jaime Araoz, Jorge Bedoya and
A 198.9-kg drill sample from Aber Resources’ (TSE) Diavik project in the Northwest Territories has yielded 150 microdiamonds and 99 macros. The hole, A154-9, was drilled into the southern kimberlite p…
Westmin intersects new zones
At its Myra Falls operation near Campbell River, B.C., Westmin Resources (TSE) is discovering that two mineralized zones are better than one. Surface diamond drilling aimed at testing the western exte…