Rimfire, Northgate set $1-million budget for ‘Eskay Creek-type’ target
Vancouver Partners Rimfire Minerals (RFM-V) and Northgate Minerals (NGX-T, NXG-X) plan to spend $1 million next y…
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Agnico-Eagle keeping the costs low
As gold mining costs continue to escalate, Toronto-based Agnico-Eagle (AEM-T, AEM-N) is managing to buck the trend,…
Monster finds copper in Carajas
Initial drilling on the Sao Felix property in the Carajas region, Para state, Brazil, encourages Monster Copper (MN…
Solitario drilling cuts gold at Mercurio (December 15, 2005)
Early-stage drilling on the Mercurio gold prospect in the Tapajos region of Para state, Brazil, has intersected som…
Wildrose, Fjordland expand Megabuck at Woodjam
Vancouver An exploration program has expanded the Megabuck gold-copper zone and confirmed potential for another c…
Bell hits copper at Granduc (December 14, 2005)
Vancouver – Initial drill results from Bell Resources’ (BL-V, BZRSF-O) Granduc mine project, in northwestern Britis…
NuStar lines up for Intrepid (December 14, 2005)
Australian gold producer NuStar Mining (NMC-A) will gain an exploration arm and a Canadian listing through a merger…
Hecla drilling depth extension at San Sebastian
Hecla Mining (HL-N) says it expects to make a decision in the last half of the year on whether to go underground on…
Implats signs regal BEE deal
Impala Platinum Holdings (IMPUY-O), the world’s second-largest platinum producer, has agreed to sell a 49% stake in…
Rio Tinto going deep on Argyle mine (December 13, 2005)
Vancouver – The much delayed decision by Rio Tinto (RTP-N) on whether to transition its Argyle open pit diamond min…
UPDATE: Placer and Barrick take a breather
Placer Dome (PDG-T,PDG-N) and Barrick Gold (ABX-T, ABX-N) took a break from a month-long sparring match on Dec. 11,…
Southwestern aims drills at Boka 7 as pre-feasibility study begins
Vancouver Now that a pre-feasibility study has been awarded to engineering firm Ausenco, Southwestern Resources (…