Sand Creek drilling hits uranium
An initial drill program on the Sand Creek joint venture ground in Converse Cty., Wyo., has returned a number of intercepts of uranium mineralization.
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Study says Maskwa has the stuff
A preliminary economic study on the Maskwa nickel-copper deposit in eastern Manitoba says higher metal prices have justified a higher resource figure.
New discovery at Amaruk proves diamond-bearing
While microdiamond results are positive for the first of four new kimberlites discovered last year by Diamonds North Resources (DDN-V, DDNFF-O) on the Amaruk property in the Pelly Bay area of Nunavut,…
Strateco’s hits attract juniors to Otish
Success in drilling new mineralization at the Matoush uranium prospect in the Otish basin of Quebec has drawn a number of junior companies eager to try and find a lookalike in the Proterozoic sediment…
Northeastern Ontario base metal projects being drilled again
Recent drilling at two base metal projects in northeastern Ontario has turned up encouraging results for two junior explorers.
Virginia plans ahead for James Bay gold camp (March 05, 2007)
Now that Virginia Mines’ (VGQ-T, VGMNF-O) famed lonore discovery is on its way to making James Bay Canada’s next big gold camp, the explorer’s new strategy is to boost resources at its smaller depos…
Australian Mineral Fields embraces technology
For Australian Mineral Fields (AMF), traditional exploration takes too long; that’s why the company is embracing new technology so it can find that big deposit sooner.
Greenpeace eyeing Tournigan’s Slovakian project
Vancouver — Keeping local residents informed about its plans to develop a uranium mine in eastern Slovakia has become a priority for Tournigan Gold (TVC-V, TVCZF-O) now that the company says its acti…
High-grade uranium lifts Formation Capital (March 05, 2007)
Vancouver — Formation Capital (FCO-T, FCACF-O) got welcome news recently from project partner and operator Cameco (CCO-T, CCJ-N) from drilling on the Virgin River uranium joint venture in northern Sa…
Revett drills Troy
Seeking to increase the resource at its Troy copper-silver mine in northwestern Montana, Revett Minerals (RVM-T, RVMIF-O) has started a mine-site exploration program.
Birim Goldfields drills to expand gold zone on Cluster
Montreal-based Birim Goldfields (BGI-T, BRGFF-O) recently started a 9-hole follow-up drill program at the Chert Ridge prospect on its Cluster property in south-central Ghana, where two gold zones have…
Southwestern hits high grade at Boka 1 South
Vancouver — Southwestern Resources (SWG-T, SWGGF-O) says it is on track to deliver a prefeasibility study for its Boka gold project in southwestern China after releasing new drill results from the pr…