Crosby tries again for Tethyan (January 18, 2006)
Having gone nowhere with an earlier bid for Tethyan Copper (TYC-A), Hong Kong merchant bank Crosby Capital (CSB-L) …
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Kemess Q4 shines for Northgate (January 17, 2006)
Vancouver – On the back of buoyant metals prices, Northgate Minerals’ (NGX-T, NXG-X) Kemess mine has delivered stro…
Queenstake sees improvements at Jerritt Canyon
Vancouver – A redevelopment plan launched by Queenstake Resources (QRL-T, QEE-X) last summer appears to be improvi…
Lonmin consolidates Messina
London-based platinum producer Lonmin’s (LIM-L, LNMIF-O) plan to acquire the 8.5% stake it does not already own in …
Phelps Dodge and TVI mull joint venture
Vancouver – A letter agreement between TVI Pacific (TVI-T) and Phelps Dodge (PD-N) allows the copper giant to fund…
Crowflight adds to Bucko resource
A consultant’s report for Crowflight Minerals (CML-V) has added an inferred resource to a previously defined indica…
Lumina hits wide gold zone in Expo drilling (January 16, 2006)
Vancouver – Follow-up drilling by Lumina Resources (LUR-T, LUMNF-O) on the NW Expo area of its Hushamu project, on …
Alamos extends Mulatos high-grade
Reverse-circulation drilling by Alamos Gold (AGI-T) on the Escondida Hanging Wall zone continues to return some imp…
Scion keeps slugging
Scion Capital won’t give up the fight. Despite a joint Bolivar Gold (BGC-T) and Gold Fields (GFI-N, GFI-J, GOF…
BHP drills Dragoon copper project
Vancouver – A drill program by BHP Billiton (BHP-N) is testing a buried copper system at the Dragoon property opti…
Mongolian government dissolved (January 16, 2006)
Vancouver – The pull out of the Mongolian People’s Revolutionary Party (MPRP) from the country’s ruling coalition h…
Grassroots prospecting uncovers B.C. gold belt
Vancouver — The discovery of coarse placer gold at the mouth of the Nicoamen River in 1857 sparked a gold rush that a year later drew an estimated 20,000 prospectors and fortune-seekers to the Fraser…