Editorial: Boka broken; Southwestern withers
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News
PDAC to unveil aboriginal award
The Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada will launch an award honouring aboriginal achievements in the minerals industry at its annual awards ceremony on Monday, March 3, 2008.
NevadaCopper get resource boost
A new resource estimate on the Pumpkin Hollow copper deposit, east of Yerington, Nev., shows a significant increase in the project’s copper resource.
People (November 12, 2007)
Black Dragon Res. — Michael Ellis resigned as interim president and director.
Suppliers News (November 12, 2007)
GRD Minproc gets date with Santa Rita
New Gold gets permit for New Afton
Vancouver — New Gold (NGD-T, NGD-X) has been busy lately, picking up a signed mine permit for its New Afton copper-gold project and signing two letters of intent with nearby claimholder Abacus Mining…
Boka resource shrivels
Vancouver — Southwestern Resources (SWG-T, SWGGF-O) has slashed the resource estimate for its troubled Boka gold project in Yunnan province, China.
WSR gets into the ‘ring of fire’
WSR Gold (WSR-V, WSROF-O) is helping Noront Resources (NOT-V, NOSOF-O) implement its plans to explore near its Double Eagle project, in northern Ontario.
Acadian leaves no rock unturned
In addition to its interests in zinc, Acadian Mining (ADA-T, ADAIF-O) is the dominant player in Nova Scotia’s goldfields, controlling four advanced gold projects: Beaver Dam, Forest Hill, Tangier and …
Frederick William Wink
Obituary Frederick William Wink, entrepreneur and inventor of the portable diamond drill known as the Winkie, has passed away. He was 92. In addition to inventing three kinds of drills,…
Ucore Uranium soars on Bokan Mountain high-grade
Vancouver — Some hot drill core from Ucore Uranium’s (UCU-V, UURAF-O) Bokan Mountain uranium project lit up the company’s stock recently, doubling its share price.
LME Warehouse Levels (November 12, 2007)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, Nov. 05, 2007 (change from Oct. 29 in brackets):