Quadra surprises with Robinson output boost
Vancouver – Fourth quarter copper and gold production from Quadra Mining’s (QUA-T, QADMF-O) flagship Robinson mine …
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Varvarinskoye resources inch up, reserves inch down
A new resource and reserve estimate made for European Minerals (EPM-T, EUM-L) on the Varvarinskoye gold-copper depo…
Dispute triggered Mantle takeover bid for Ecstall
Vancouver – Mantle Resources (MTS-V, MTSZF-O) says its takeover bid for Ecstall Mining (EAM-V, ESMGF-O) was trigger…
Protests in Guinea heating up
The latest round of riots in Guinea has intensified to the point where bauxite production could be threatened. Th…
UPDATE: Norilsk CEO freed from French jail
Norilsk Nickel (NILSY-O, MNOD-L) CEO Mikhail Prokhorov was released by French police on Jan. 12 after being held in…
Alexandria drills Cadillac Break in Val d’Or
Alexandria Minerals (AZX-V) has resumed a 15,000-metre drilling program in Val d’Or, Que., which it started just be…
Sultan Dusts Off Jersey Emerald
Salmo, B.C. — In its heyday in the 1950s, this forgotten mining camp in southeastern B.C. supplied the metals that laid the foundation stones for what became one of Canada’s leading gold producers, P…
Peregrine Launches Winter Program on Tli Kwi Cho
When cash calls to its joint-venture partners went unanswered in December, Peregrine Diamonds (PGD-T) increased its stake in the WO diamond project in the Northwest Territories and, in turn, the DO-27…
Diavik Exceeds Expectations
Despite the challenges created by the premature closure of the winter road in early 2006, the Diavik diamond mine in the Northwest Territories successfully kept operations and construction on track du…
What the World Thinks of BC
The Fraser Institute’s Annual Survey of Mining Companies is designed to assess how mineral endowments and public policy factors such as taxation and regulation affect exploration investment. The 2005 …
Persistence Pays for Cusac Gold
When Rory Almasi died suddenly after suffering a brain aneurysm in February 2004, it was a development that no one could have predicted.
Tagish Looks to Grow Skukum Creek Resource
Vancouver — Prospective precious metals miner Tagish Lake Gold (TLG-V) says its 2006 drill campaign at the Skukum Creek gold-silver property, located 80 km southwest of Whitehorse, in the Yukon, will…