Newfoundland is proving to be a favoured hunting ground for junior companies searching for stand-alone gold projects or base metal deposits that might attract the interest of majors. Mining analyst Ja…
Though best known for its 38% stake in the Sadiola Hill mine in Mali, Iamgold (IMG-T) is making a name for itself on the exploration scene. In addition to mine-site exploration, the globe-trotting com…
After spending $15 million, including $2.7 million raised earlier this year, Birch Mountain Resources (BMD-V) has precious little to show for its pursuit of “prairie gold” at its land package in the A…
With creditors breathing down its neck, Cambior (CBJ-T) has been granted a one-month extension to turn in a plan outlining how it will repay or refinance the balance of its bank loan by the end of thi…
Through its 79%-owned Russian subsidiary, Bema Gold (BGO-T) has closed a US$35-million financing agreement for the construction of the Julietta mine in that country’s far eastern region.The financing …
A hole drilled by Normandy Mining (NDY-T) at the advanced Ntotoroso gold property in Ghana suggests the presence of higher-grade tonnage beyond the current pit outline.Situated near Kumasi, in the cou…
Tails do not wag dogs, or at least not for very long, and trends in the exploration business ultimately follow the forces that are driving the metals and mining business further downstream.Metal marke…
Helped by Rwanda, rebel leader Laurent Kabila toppled larcenous dictator Mobutu Sese Seko in 1997 and became president of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), formerly Zaire. A year later, Rwanda a…
Explorer-turned-producer Dia Met Minerals (DMM-T) doubled its earnings for the six months ended July 31, 2000, on the back of strong global demand for its 29% share of rough diamonds produced at the E…
Conquest Resources will test its mettle on the Canadian Venture Exchange under the new symbol yqr.The Toronto-based junior holds gold exploration properties in Zimbabwe and Tanzania, as well as intere…
Sulliden Exploration (SUE-T) has begun a 7-hole, 800-metre drilling campaign on the Mario base metal property in the Peruvian department of Junin, some 50 km southwest of Huancayo.The new holes will t…
Continued losses at the Los Frailes zinc-lead mine in southwestern Spain have forced Boliden (BOL-T) to apply for court protection for operating subsidiary Boliden Apirsa.Apirsa, which had been losing…
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