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Vista buys Awak Mas

Vancouver — Denver-based Vista Gold (VGZ-T) is acquiring the Awak Mas gold project in Sulawesi, Indonesia, for US$1.5 million….


Getting a leg up on a legacy

After the spectacular deposit has been found, after the big money has been made, and after the kids have found their way in the world, most rich mining executives take a step back from the hubbub and…



Century reports progress at Sigma

Vancouver — Margaret Kent (formerly Peggy Witte) is wearing one less hat now that former Royal Oak colleague Michael Werner has accepted the post of chief operating officer at Century Mining…


Venture board lacks retail investors

Junior explorers saw continued overall declines during the April 26-May 2 report period as the S&P-TSX Composite Index slid a further 65.7 points to close at 1677.56. Daily trading volumes over th…



Higher gold price boosts Barrick’s profit

Barrick Gold (ABX-T) earned US$51 million in the first quarter, almost double that of the corresponding period a year earlier, thanks chiefly to higher gold prices. The income trans…


Claude outlines gold at Santoy

Claude Resources (CRJ-T) has cut significant gold at its Santoy Lake property, 125 km northeast of La Ronge, Sask. The drilling focused on Zones 8 and 8E….


Tsodilo bullish on Ngamiland

Tsodilo Resources (TSD-V) is encouraging by mineral chemistry results from the A15 kimberlite on the Ngamiland project in Botswana….


MAC laments loss of funding

The Mining Association of Canada (MAC) is disappointed the federal government, in its recent budget, chose not to fund the program known as the Co-operative Geological Mapping Strategy (CGMS)….


Lance Tigert

Lance Tigert, a former Noranda executive and board member with several junior mining companies, has died. He was 63….


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