Getting in Early: Pebble Creek Mining
Pebble Creek Mining (PEB-V) of Vancouver is banking on becoming the first foreign company and the first private-sector company to start up a new precious and base metals mine in India in more than fif…
Copper
Teck Cominco and the Big Payout
Kalgoorlie, Western Australia — Executives of Teck Cominco (TCK.B-T, TCK-N) virtually sat on the doorstep of Rudi Gomez’s suburban residence in Adelaide to ensure a deal would be struck with this eng…
East Asia Puts Indonesian Portfolio Together
Indonesia has had an up-and-down experience with junior exploration companies, having hosted staking rushes first by a mass of Australian juniors, then, infamously, by Canadians in the mid-1990s. And …
GobiMin sees record earnings in Q2
China-focused junior producer GobiMin (GMN-V) saw a healthy second quarter this year, with record revenue at its Ye…
One hole good enough for Sheffield
Good results from just one drill hole were enough to lift Sheffield Resources (SLD-V) on the market on Aug. 24.Th…
Long copper-gold intersect for Candorado
Vancouver – At least one of Candorado Operatings (CDO-V) summer purchases is showing promise: the company hit a lo…
Sunridge shares ride Asmara results
Drill results from the Asmara project in Eritrea gave Sunridge Gold (SGC-V) a rest from the recent drubbing commodi…
Kinbauri Gold reports drilling at El Valle extends mineralization
When Kinbauri Gold Corp. (KNB-V) forked over US$5 million to buy the El Valle and Carles Mines and two other proper…
El Nino Ventures plans to start drilling in the DRC in mid-September
Jean Luc Roy knows a thing or two about fast-tracking projects in Africa. The president of El Nino Ventures (ELN-V,…
Sherwood marches Minto ahead
SITE VISIT Whitehorse, Yukon — It’s the first significant mine to start producing in the Yukon in 10 years. No wonder people here are excited about Sherwood Copper’s (SWC-V) Minto…
Duluth Complex projects build up resources
The extensive drilling programs in the Duluth Complex of northeastern Minnesota are now paying off, with two of the major players in the camp outlining significant new resources on their properties.
Serengeti gauging Kwanika’s size
SITE VISIT Fort St. James, B.C. — Since drilling its “discovery hole” on the Kwanika copper-gold project earlier this year, Serengeti Resources (SIR-V, SGRNF-O) has produced several widely mineralized intercepts…