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Erdene hits gold and copper

Erdene Gold (ERD-V) has intersected significant gold and copper at its Khukh Bulag (Blue Springs) property in south…




Vaaldiam personnel sampling the Tumeleiro 3 kimberlite pipe at Pimenta Bueno. A 163-kg sample Rio Tinto collected from the pipe in the mid-1990s graded 17.84 carats per tonne.

Vaaldiam hunts for Brazilian diamonds

A rejuvenated Vaaldiam Resources (VAA-V) has been busy these past eight months carrying out grassroots exploration on its Pimenta Bueno diamond property in Brazil.


Leak causes CEZinc shutdown

Noranda (NRD-T) says a chemical leak that shut down a plant at a Quebec zinc refinery, 30 km west of Montreal, did not harm local residents or affect production.



Alcoa to shutter auto parts plant

Pittsburgh-based Alcoa (AA-N) will shed 140 jobs by year-end by closing an automotive parts plant in Northwood, Ohio. The aluminum giant cited “excess capacity” at the facility as the reason for the closure.


Nuclear mishap in Japan

Police in Japan are investigating an accident at a nuclear power reactor in Mihama, about 330 km west of Tokyo, that killed four workers and injured seven others. Police say there are indications safety may have been compromised in an effort to cu…



NovaGold delivers Galore Creek values

Vancouver — NovaGold (NG-T) has tabled a positive scoping study of its Galore Creek copper-gold-silver project in northwestern British Columbia, while confirming additional mineralization through drilling.


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