Boliden breathes life into Garpenberg
A successful exploration program in and around Boliden’s (BLS-T, BDNNF-O) Garpenberg zinc-lead mine in Sweden has substantially boosted ore reserves, extending the mine’s life to over 10 years at curr…
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Bear Creek keeps up the pace at Corani
Bear Creek Mining’s (BCM-V) Corani project in southern Peru continues to grow. Back on March 13th the company r…
Everton, Linear cut massive sulphides in DR (June 12, 2006)
A 10-hole drilling program at the Loma el Mate property in the Dominican Republic has returned several significant intersections of zinc-copper mineralization….
Editorial: Race to the Finnish (June 12, 2006)
The geopolitical whirlwinds now buffeting North American miners in the Third World are only underscoring the hard truth that oftentimes it’s best for us to stick to First World countries where there i…
Tributable resources
Junior explorer Tribute Minerals (TBM-V) has tabled a resource estimate for the Arrow massive sulphide zone at its …
Apogee says draft of Bolivian mining code is positive
While Bolivia’s new mining code is not slated to become law until July 20, Apogee Minerals (APE-T) issued a release…
Editorial: Race to the Finnish (June 06, 2006)
The geopolitical whirlwinds now buffeting North American miners in the Third World are only underscoring the hard t…
Southwestern to spin out Zincore Metals
Vancouver After reviewing various options to maximize the value of its zinc assets, Southwestern Resources (SWG-T…
Silver Standard expands zone at Pitarrilla (June 05, 2006)
Vancouver – The first deep hole drilled to test the Breccia Ridge zone has intersected silver mineralization with …
Hot market has juniors eyeing zinc oxides
With base metal prices at record highs, it’s hardly surprising that zinc oxide deposits, despite their reputation for difficult metallurgy, are making a comeback among junior miners….
Acadian set to buy Gays River mine
Looking to take advantage of the spike in base metal prices, Acadian Gold (ADA-V, ADGLF-O) has entered into a definitive agreement with HudBay Minerals (HBM-T, HBMFF-O) to purchase the Gays River zinc…
Phoenix Matachewan explores for VMS deposits at Steel River
Vancouver — Starting with a high-precision, deep-penetrating airborne electromagnetic and magnetic geophysical survey, Phoenix Matachewan Mines (PMM-V, PXMMF-O) has launched an exploration program ai…