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Wily Shore Gold takes the reins
The second-last day of March was a big one for Shore Gold’s shareholders, with the feisty junior explorer scoring a huge tactical victory over a stumbling De Beers, its major partner in the Fort la…
Great Panther commissioning Guanajuato plant (April 10, 2006)
Vancouver — Great Panther Resources (GPR-V, GPRLF-O) has started to commission the processing plant at its Guanajuato silver-gold mine complex in central Mexico….
High-grade at Durango
The first batch of nine holes from a 17-hole drill program is outlining another high-grade manto on Excellon Resources’ (EXN-V, EXLLF-O) Platosa silver-lead-zinc property in Mexico’s Durango state….
BC road show comes to TO
Mineral exploration spending in British Columbia increased to $220 million in 2005 and more than 20 mine development projects are under way, but that doesn’t satisfy Richard Neufeld, British Columbia’…
Viceroy has cash for Gualcamayo
Vancouver — A recent $60- million bought-deal financing combined with cash and cash equivalents of $23.1 million should allow Viceroy Exploration (VYE-T, VCRYF-O) to advance its Gualcamayo gold proje…
IamGold Funds scholarship at Queen’s
The master of science program in mineral exploration at Queen’s University will have a place set aside for a West African student thanks to a scholarship funded by Iamgold (IMG-T, IAG-N)….
Aussie gold backs Intrepid’s growth plans
Vancouver — With the merger between Intrepid Minerals (IAU-T, ITDXF-O) and NuStar Mining (NMC-A) moving closer to its final stages, surviving entity Intrepid Mines will soon have the benefit of produ…
Innovation Centre a boon for Laurentian, Sudbury
The mining industry in and around Sudbury, Ont., will soon have another resource to count among the already considerable number of research centres, training facilities and businesses that were spawne…
People (April 10, 2006)
Adamus Res. — Geoffrey Michael Jones appointed director….
Scorpio has visions for Nuestra Seora
By the nature of its mining history — from colonial times to the Institutional Revolution — Mexico has a bagful of old mines rendered dormant, and sometimes forgotten, by the ups and downs of the me…
Sacre-Coeur cuts Guyana gold zone
Vancouver — Drilling by Sacre-Coeur Minerals (SCM-V, SCRMF-O) on its Million Mountain property, in west-central Guyana, has returned significant gold intercepts in two initial core holes testing a sh…