Corrections (October 08, 2007)
First Metals’ Fabie Bay underground copper mine in Rouyn- Noranda, Que., is 90% developed, not 90% mined out, as reported in our Sept. 24-30/07 edition.
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Dias Bras Looks to Build Mill at Bolivar
Dia Bras Exploration (DIB-V, DBEXF-O) has been pilot mining at the Bolivar copper-zinc mine in Chihuahua, Mexico, for nearly two years, but now that the company has completed a National Instrument 43-…
Editorial: Tiffany Breaks Out Smelling Salts for Woozy Tahera
The end of a financial quarter always springs a few surprises, and the week ended Sept. 29, the 39th trading week of 2007, had one for beleaguered Tahera Diamond shareholders, who have watched their i…
Oro’s Growing Foothold in Zacatecas
Vancouver — Recently spun-off Oro Silver Resources (OSR-V, OROSF-O) is consolidating a strong presence in Zacatecas, Mexico, having signed on to acquire a producing mine and six exploration propertie…
No More Broken Promises: Constellation Copper
Hoping to address the repeated production shortfalls that have left it red-faced in the past, Constellation Copper (CCU-T, CCUDF-O) is making improvements at its Lisbon Valley mine, in Utah, to increa…
Explorator Keen to Drill Chilean Property
Explorator Resources (EXO-V, EXRAF-O) is about to begin exploration on the newly acquired Venus block on its 11-sq.-km El Espino-Venus project in Chile, where nine small copper-gold mines are in opera…
Ring Around the Double Eagle. . . and the Stocks Fall Down
McFauld’s Lake explorers watched their stock fall recently, after benefiting from Noront Resources’ (NOT-V, NOSOF-O) recent Double Eagle nickel discovery in the James Bay Lowlands of northern Ontario.
Solitario Likes Pachuca Real Results
These are good times for Solitario Resources (SLR-T, XPL-X).
Oromin Keeps Hitting Gold in Senegal
Vancouver — Making the most out of its exploration contract extension, Oromin Explorations (OLE-V, OLEPF-O) is pulling strong gold grades in step-out and deep infill drillling at its Sabodala project…
Castle Gold Ramps Up El Castillo
After six weeks of preproduction, Castle Gold (CSG-V, CSGLF-O) has made the most of the soaring gold price by selling the first 450 oz. produced at its El Castillo mine, in Durango, Mexico, at an aver…
Soho Plans for Resource at Tahuehueto
Drilling between two mineralized zones at Soho Resources’ (SOH-V) Tahuehueto polymetallic project in Durango, Mexico, has resulted in the discovery of a third zone.
Semafo Shaking Up Kiniero
Unsatisfactory production from the Kiniero gold mine in eastern Guinea has led Semafo (SMF-T, SEMFF-O) to put a new mining plan in place.