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Following nearly 7,000 metres worth of drilling in 24 holes, partners Richmont Mines (RIC-T) and Mountain Lake Resources (MOA-V) have tabled an inferred resource figure for their Valentine Lake property, 55 km…

Afcan (AFK-T) has bought the 47% interest it did not already own in the Mt. Kakoulima nickel-sulphide project in Guinea, West Africa, from Semafo (SMF-T).

Idaho-based Coeur d’Alene Mines (CDE-N) has approved construction of a US$135-million mine at its San Bartolom silver project, near Potosi, Bolivia.

Mid-tier base metals producer LionOre Mining International (LIM-T) will move to a compulsory acquisition of Australian nickel producer MPI Mines after almost 95% of MPI’s shares were tendered to its takeover offer.

A deal between Compania de Minas Buenaventura (BVN-N) and Rio Narcea Gold (RNG-T) will see the Peruvian company earn a 51% interest in Rio Narcea’s Santa Marina property in northwestern Spain.

Vancouver — With a construction licence in hand, the Cameco joint venture is starting to develop the long-awaited Cigar Lake uranium project in Saskatchewan’s Athabasca Basin.

Overburden sampling by Intrepid Minerals (IAU-T) has revealed indicator minerals for sulphide deposits on the Isurtuq property on southeastern Baffin Island.

Vancouver — Diamond drilling has uncovered three types of mineralization on Tyler Resources (TYS-V) 95%-owned Bahuerachi project in Chihuahua state, Mexico.

Vancouver — IMA Exploration (IMR-V) has confirmed silver in trenching at the Loma De La Plata zone, part of the Navidad project in the Patagonia region of Argentina.