Taseko fleshes out Fish Lake operation
Development of the Fish Lake copper-gold deposit, southwest of Williams Lake, B.C., is coming into focus for owner Taseko Mines (VSE). Consultant Kilborn Engineering Pacific is nearly finished a prefe…
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Kalahari active near Kirkland Lake
Salt Lake City-based Kennecott can earn a 25% interest in Kalahari Resources’ (VSE) Murdoch Creek property, east of Kirkland Lake, Ont. In return, Kennecott must spend $1 million on exploration over 1…
Drilling planned for Goldstream play
Two areas of the Goldstream property, near Revelstoke, B.C., will soon be explored. Joint owners Bethlehem Resources (TSE) and Goldnev Resources (VSE) plan to test the grade and thickness of the orebo…
LAST BUT NOT LEAST — Blue Hill exploring Fort MacKay
A ground magnetic survey has begun on Blue Hill Capital’s (ASE) Athabasca No. 108 gold project to define possible drill targets. The property, situated near Fort MacKay, Alta., is a crown mining lease…
LAST BUT NOT LEAST — Canarc tops up treasury
The exercise of share purchase warrants gives Canarc Resources (VSE) an additional $7.5 million in working capital, raising to $12.5 million the amount of cash on hand. The company is carrying out a $…
Victoria Graphite in production
Production of flake graphite has begun at Victoria Graphite’s (CDN) property near Portland, in southeastern Ontario. Full-scale open-pit production is expected to be 10 tonnes per day from ore grading…
ODDS’N’SODS — Nova Scotia’s Meguma terrains
Many geologists who visit Nova Scotia scratch their heads over the great number of gold occurrences in the fold belts of Ordovician-age metasediments, known locally as Meguma terrains. They do so beca…
LAST BUT NOT LEAST — Caledonia sub on Luxembourg Exchange
Toronto-based Caledonia Mining (TSE) reports that its 31.6%-owned affiliate, Reunion Mining, has started trading on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange. The listing follows Reunion’s successful placement of…
LAST BUT NOT LEAST — Minprotech listed, eyes Indonesia
Having completed an initial public offering of units for gross proceeds of $550,000, Minprotech Mining has begun trading on the Alberta Stock Exchange. Each unit consists of one common share and a sha…
LAST BUT NOT LEAST — US$3.5-m placement for Crystallex
A US$3.5-million private placement will enable Crystallex International (VSE) to make option payments on and explore its Venezuelan gold projects. The 3-year convertible debenture will be convertible …
Wheaton River to raise $2 million
Wheaton River Minerals (TSE) is offering a private placement of 1 million special warrants at $2 each. Each warrant will entitle the holder to acquire one unit consisting of a common share and half a …
NEWS ROUNDUP — Rio Narcea gets TSE listing
Common shares and common share purchase warrants of Rio Narcea have begun trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange. Upon completion of the initial public offering, the company will have 16.3 million comm…