Romarco hits high-grade gold
Romarco Minerals (R-T) has hit its hottest hole yet at the Midas gold-silver property in Nevada’s Carlin trend,The company completed six reverse-circulation (RC) holes and two core holes before the pr…
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Aneka Tambang gains control of ERI Ventures
Indonesia’s state-owned mining company will acquire a controlling share position in Vancouver-based ERI Ventures (EVI-V). In return, ERI will acquire interests in 13 properties on the island of Java.U…
Palmer Res. sees red in northern Vietnam
Junior Palmer Resources (PMD-V) is targeting widespread, sediment-hosted, stratiform copper mineralization in Vietnam’s northern province of Bac Giang.The company has secured three exploration licence…
Walsh heads list of top Toronto CEOs
David Walsh, chief executive officer of Calgary-based Bre-X Minerals, has been named the top executive of all companies listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange.Compiled by Heidrick & Struggles, a firm th…
Redpath passes safety milestone at Sudbury’s Lockerby base metal mine
Work crews developing the Lockerby nickel-copper-cobalt mine in Sudbury, Ont., have surpassed 300,000 man hours without a lost-time injury.The development program, carried out by J.S. Redpath, involve…
THE DIAMOND PAGE — Sampling results disappoint in Arkansas
A low diamond count from the Crater of Diamonds state park in Arkansas means the project may be better suited as a tourist attraction.Ashton Mining of Canada (ACA-T) says the results to date fall shor…
Delta proves up Philippine project
Preliminary exploration on Delta Gold Mining’s (DTG-V) newly acquired Asturias copper project in the Philippines has identified several large zones of strong copper mineralization.The project is the f…
Russia’s top diamond miner expected to complete new agreement with De Beers
Almazy Rossii-Sakha (ARS), Russia’s largest producer and only authorized exporter of rough diamonds, and South Africa’s De Beers Consolidated Mines are believed to be inching their way towards a new t…
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Drills ready to turn at Meliadine gold property near Rankin Inlet
Hoping to repeat last year’s successful exploration campaign at the Meliadine gold project near Rankin Inlet, N.W.T., equal partners Cumberland Resources (CBD-T) and Comaplex Minerals (CMF-T) intend t…
Armistice strikes gold at Virginiatown project
Diamond drill results from a gold project in Virginiatown, Ont., are being greeted enthusiastically by Armistice Resources (ACI-M).The program, which is being carried out from a drift at the 2,250-ft….
Sirios to drill Quebec properties
Proceeds from a $1.3-million private placement will be used by Sirios Resources (SOI-M) to carry out diamond drilling on its properties in Quebec.At the Delestre massive sulphide project, 70 km northe…