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Tournigan adds Dakota uranium claims

The robust outlook for uranium has prompted Tournigan Gold (TVC-V) to add to its uranium holdings in the U.S. The company’s year-end acquisition added claims covering three prospect…


Hillsborough drills for more coal

Vancouver — Recent drill programs by Hillsborough Resources (HLB-T, HLSRF-O) are expected to boost resources at the producing Quinsam coal mine on Vancouver Island, and upgrade res…


Rough diamonds from the Diavik mine in the Northwest Territories, owned by Rio Tinto and Aber Diamond.

Secondary diamond industry showing signs of life

The Northwest Territories’ secondary diamond sector has been struggling to compete ever since the first cutting and polishing centre opened in mid-1999, but there is renewed hope that the industry, or…


Expect delays at Lisbon Valley

Vancouver — Based on a project review completed in late December, Constellation Copper (CCU-T) expects that the first production of cathode copper could be delayed several months a…



Gold helps Yukon Zinc

Vancouver — With final results from this year’s drill program in hand, Yukon Zinc (YZC-V, YZCCF-O) has encountered additional high-grade gold and silver mineralization at its wholl…





Drilling continues to define the on-strike and down-dip extensions of the main zone on Orezone Resource's Essakan gold property in northeastern Burkina Faso. Essakan is a large sedimentary-hosted deposit.

Orezone pulls gold in Burkina Faso

Orezone Resources (OZN-T,OZN-X) saw its shares shoot up and fall back down recently — as did other gold mining companies — as investors took profits after a record-breaking sessio…


Peru making golden leaps

Peru’s gold production will exceed 5.75 million oz. (180 tonnes) in 2005, and is expected to reach 6.39 million oz. (200 tonnes) in the near future, according to Vronica Marsano, president of the gol…


TSX’s Nesbitt bought shares, not trusts

I was told that the recent editorial in The Northern Miner (T.N.M., Jan. 6-12/06) contains this: “Those who had jumped deep into the trust sector in the hours before Goodale’s announcement made a lot…


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