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BGR Central Net Value $17.12 $6.67 Price $14.00 6.625 Discount 18.23% 0.7% Value $137,394,000 $119,907,863…

— From a recent issue of Yorkton’s “Natural Resources.

FREE MARKET London Metal Exchange Spot closing prices in $US per tonne…

Keith Resources (KEH:VSE) has changed its name to Avalon Ventures on a 1-new-for-5-old-share basis.

Continuing operating losses at the San Bartolome mine in Ecuador have prompted owner Ag Armeno Mines & Minerals (VSE) to wind up the operation. The mine is held by a wholly owned subsidiary of the com…

Diamond drilling is under way on Western Troy Capital Resources’ (ASE) Wagg gold prospect near Nestor Falls, Ont. The program will total 3,000 ft., with six holes totaling 1,072 ft. having already bee…

Drill results from the Galena Giant property in northern Montana were not as good as hoped. Vancouver-listed partners Wealth Resources and Arbor Resources previously reported the presence of copper su…

A gold discovery speculated to have multi-million-ounce potential appears to have triggered a “Canadian-style claims rush in Costa Rica. The interest was sparked by reports that Placer Dome (TSE) was …

Banks have agreed to finance the Refugio gold project in northern Chile. Chilean approval for the drawdown of a US$85-million gold loan is expected before the new year. The capital cost is estimated a…

Two companies — Kinross Gold (TSE) and affiliated junior Consolidated Kassan Resources (VSE) — have completed a share purchase and option agreement with East African Mines (EAM), a private company t…

Ongoing programs in Turkey, Mexico and South America were highlights of this past year’s $19-million exploration program of Cominco Resources International (TSE). A 50-50 joint venture program with pa…

The Keystone gold mine in northern Manitoba is in the black. Equal partners Granduc Mining (TSE) and Black Hawk Mining (TSE) report that production between June 1 and Sept. 30 led to an operating prof…