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Hecla Mining (HL-N) says it expects to make a decision in the last half of the year on whether to go underground on the Hugh Zone, a deep extension of the main vein now mined out at…

Vancouver — The coming year promises to be a busy one for Kimber Resources (KBR-T, KBX-X), which plans to advance its Carmen gold-silver deposit to feasibility while exploring two…

The last batch of holes from a summer drilling campaign on the Moore Lake uranium project in Saskatchewan contains more encouraging results for partners International Uranium (IUC-T…

Vancouver — Minera Andes (MAI-V, MNEAF-O) is the latest junior explorer to fall into the sights of Robert McEwen, who is investing $10 million in the company….

Partners Falconbridge (FAL.LV-T, FAL-N) and Socit Minire du Sud Pacifique (SMSP) have succesfully weathered a court challenge to their control over the Koniamb…

The first few holes of a second-phase drill program by Esperanza Silver (EPZ-V, ESPZF-O) have intersected mineralization at the Southeast zone, one of two bulk-tonnage gold targets…

Inmet Mining (IMN-T, IEMMF-O) and Teck Cominco (TEK.SV.B-T, TCKBF-O) would be bought out of their interests in the Petaquilla copper project in central Panama und…

Vancouver — EuroZinc Mining (EZM-T, EZM-X) has tabled a shareholder’s rights plan to thwart a potential hostile takeover offer for the base metals producer….

The year-end recovery of the gold price proved to be a real jolt in the gold sector, while the broader market moved little. The TSX Composite Index gained only 0.2%, rising 26.89 points to 11,272.26 o…