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Summer drilling by Seabridge Gold (SEA-V) will test four main targets identified last year at the Courageous Lake project in the Northwest Territories.The company’s wholly owned project covers 53 km o…

A first phase of drilling is under way at the Mogote copper-gold project in Argentina’s San Juan province. Amera Resources (AMS-V), which holds rights to earn a 51% interest in Mogote from IMA Explora…

BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)DateMarch 9March 8March 5March 4March 3Al Alloy1550/158…

CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate)DateMarch 9March 8March 5March 4March 3US$ in C$1.31901.32291.31861.3…

The Toronto Stock Exchange’s gold index rode a climbing gold price 8.34 points higher to finish at 218.13 points during the March 3-9 report period. The yellow metal regained lost ground, and then som…

It was a good five trading days for the venture capital market, as the S&P TSX Venture composite index finished the reporting period March 3-9 with a 25.81-point gain, closing at 1,924.90.Intrepid Min…

Enormous investment in the Chinese aluminum foil industry could change the face of the global foil market for many years to come. Chinese demand is forecast to grow by 11.1% per year from 2004 through…

As a result of paying US$2.1 million to a former partner, Inca Pacific Resources (IP-V) is now sole owner of the Magistral copper-molybdenum project in Ancash, Peru.The Vancouver-based junior intends …

A preliminary scoping study has provided Castleworth Ventures (WTH-V) with a blueprint for continued advancement of its Pan gold project in Nevada’s White Pine Cty.President John Watson says the compa…

The power went out on the Toronto Stock Exchange’s utility sector on Friday, as the group fell 0.65 of a point to 1…

McWatters Mining (MWA-T) has agreed to sell a portion of its Kiena mine royalties to Wesdome Gold Mines (WDG-V) for…