With its lack of infrastructure and remoteness from Western administrative centres, Papua New Guinea (PNG) can be a tough place to do business, and yet the payoffs can be substantial, as was the case …
Drilling has resumed at the Taca-Taca (lower) copper porphyry project in Argentina’s Salta province.BHP Minerals, the operator, can earn an initial 60% interest from Corriente Resources (CTQ-T) by spe…
Drilling by Moneta Porcupine Mines (ME-T) and Barrick Gold (ABX-T) at the Michaud gold property, east of Timmins, Ont., is returning solid results.Collared in the centre of the southwest zone, hole 18…
A technical team from Aquaterre Mineral Development (AQT-V) is carrying out a due diligence review of the Doby gold project in Elko Cty., Nev.The Vancouver-based junior and its consultants will review…
Through its 95%-owned subsidiary, KazUran, Toronto-based World Wide Minerals (WWS-T) is restructuring its recently acquired Stepnogorsk uranium operations in northern Kazakstan.World Wide bought the r…
Only two months after being named The Northern Miner’s Mining Man of the Year for 1996 (an honor he shares with partner David Walsh), John Felderhof will receive the Bill Denis Award for Prospector of…
Vancouver-based Breckenridge Resources (BKD-V) is the latest foreign company to scale the wall into China’s burgeoning mining industry.The company, in which Athabaska Gold Resources (AHB-T) holds a 29…
A Philippine mining company has taken advantage of the hot market for mining stocks in Canada by spinning off its gold assets and listing the resulting subsidiary on the Toronto Stock Exchange.Philex …
Without fuss or fanfare, Asia Minerals (AMP-A) has acquired the right to explore one of the world’s least explored regions with potential for massive gold discoveries.The Vancouver-based junior, which…
Partners Diadem Resources (DIR-M) and Bresea Resources (BSR-M) are testing several base metal targets at their Belitung project in Indonesia.Bresea has a 60% interest in the project, Diadem holds 30%,…
The first phase of a drill program at the Bombore gold project in Burkina Faso is returning encouraging gold values for Solomon Resources (SRB-V) and Channel Resources (CHU-V).The best hole, 80, hit 6…
Montreal-based junior Altavista Mines (AIA-M) can acquire a half interest in Toronto-based Inmet Mining’s (IMN-T) Wild Mick gold prospect in Zimbabwe.Comprising 22 sq. km, the property lies 22 km sout…
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