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Backers of the revolutionary Hydromet copper-production process are planning to build an A$8-million demonstration plant at Port Kembla, Australia. The process reportedly has the potential to extract …

Charlie Peterson will soon celebrate his 80th birthday. And while the years may have slowed him down somewhat, nothing has impeded his determination to find another mine in the heart of Ontario’s Red …

As Ed Horne said three-quarters of a century ago, “all the good geology does not stop at the Ontario boundary.” Bearing in mind the injunction, Arequipa (VSE) is horning its way into Peru along the ex…

Dundee-Palliser Resources (TSE) will buy an 11.7% interest, representing 17.5 million common shares, in MVP Capital (TSE) for 5 cents per share. A 10% convertible note will be issued for $562,500; the…

Assays of channel samples from Cathedral Gold’s (VSE) Kaburi-Eldorado project in Guyana have proved interesting. Ten trenches were used to test a 650-metre section of the 1,500-metre-long Hicks shear …

Woodridge Resources (WOR:VSE) has changed its name to Telemac Cellular Int’l on a share-for-share basis.

Gossan Resources (VSE) has signed an agreement with Cross Lake Mineral Exploration to explore an ilmenite-vanadium-iron property in northern Manitoba. Mineralization in the Pipestone-Cross Lake area o…

Since operations resumed in August, the Dona Lake mine has produced 5,773 oz. gold. November marks the beginning of full production for the operation, near Pickle Lake, Ont. A monthly rate of 3,000 oz…

Wetlands for waterfowl, productive crop lands, lush pastures, improved wildlife habitat, pleasing landscapes — these are legacies of surface coal mining where reclamation excellence is part of a comp…

With two of the country’s largest producers of precious metals looking to boost production, it isn’t surprising that Chile’s gold output is expected to climb as well. A rise in excess of 1.2 million o…

Wheaton River Minerals (TSE) has encountered more gold mineralization at a new zone on the Golden Bear property in northwestern British Columbia. The Kodiak zone, about 2 km north of the Golden Bear m…

A crew of more than 25 is busy exploring two concessions — El Placer and San Raphael — in the Venezuelan gold district of El Dorado. The effort is being managed by Venoro Gold (VSE), which earlier t…