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Congolese President Joseph Kabila has approved a deal under which American Mineral Fields (AMZ-T) can acquire the Kolwezi copper-cobalt tailings project in Katanga province, Democratic Republic of Congo.

Canadian mineral exploration companies have historically thought of Latin America as their turf. It was the juniors of Vancouver and Toronto that made many of the discoveries there that are today productive mines.

As outgoing president of the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC), I have had the luck during my term to experience the exploration industry go from a very deep depression in 2002 through to a satisfying resurgence. This was exe…

Dynatec stays at Red Lake…

Bruce Alway, a precious metals analyst with Gold Fields Mineral Services, will discuss Gold Survey 2004 on April 16 at the Sheraton Centre in Toronto.

In our April 2-8 issue, we said the proposed Rock Creek copper-silver mine is in northern Idaho. The correct location is Montana. Rock Creek is owned by Sterling Mining Co. (SRLM-USOTC).

The following is based on a talk given by Kamal Naqvi at the recent annual convention of the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada, held in Toronto.

Golden Star Resources (GSC-T) reports encouraging results following drilling of a gold-in-soil anomaly on the Prestea mining lease in Ghana.

Inco boasts record earnings…

Following months of negotiations, Aber Diamond (ABZ-T) has agreed on terms with Harry Winston and acquired a 51% controlling interest in the renowned retail diamond jeweler.

Underground drilling by OntZinc (OTZ-V) at the Balmat zinc mine in upstate New York has confirmed extensions of known mineralization.