People (April 23, 2007)
Liberty Mines — John Pinsent appointed director; Warren Cabral appointed CFO; Tom James resigned as CFO but remains in investor relations.
News
Strateco Hits High-Grade at Matoush
Vancouver — Strateco Resources (RSC-V, SRSIF-O) plans to be in a position to make a reserve estimate for its Matoush property in northern Quebec as early as this summer.
Equinox Studies Lumwana’s Uranium Potential
With mine construction well under way at its large, wholly owned Lumwana copper project in northwestern Zambia, Equinox Minerals (EQN-T, EQN-A) now has the time to revise a bankable feasibility study …
U3O8 Explores Guyana’s Remote Interior
It’s been more than 20 years since anyone’s gone looking for uranium in Guyana, but after a lot of digging around for uranium indoors, Toronto-based U3O8 (UWE-V, UTREF-O) has recently begun a 2,500-me…
Uranium Explorers Discover Peru
Nuclear power is back in fashion, and with it, so is Peru’s uranium wealth.
Uranium North Homes in on Nunavut
Fledgling Uranium North Resources (UNR-V, URNMF-O) plans to spend $3 million this season to explore several projects after accumulating an extensive land package that includes both ground inherited fr…
Projects in the Athabasca
A map outlining claims in the Athabasca basin. The image is from Exploration GIS, a Saskatoon, Sask.-based consulting firm with extensive experience in the basin. The company provides products to the …
Wealth Eyes Argentina’s Uranium Riches
Vancouver — Wealth Minerals (WML-V, WMLLF-O) believes its Diamante-Los Patos uranium property in northwestern Argentina could lead to proverbial riches in the form of a potential large-tonnage, near-…
Aura to Acquire Brazilian Project
Vancouver — Aura Gold (ORA-T, AUGIF-O) is expanding its asset base in Brazil by acquiring an advanced copper-gold project in a $293-million all-stock deal that transfers control of the junior to the …
Nova Moves Ahead With Drilling
Nova Uranium (NUC-V, NVURF-O) has completed its phase-three drill program of 28 drill holes totalling 2,450 metres at its Mont Laurier project in Quebec, 200 km northwest of Montreal.
CanAlaska Closes Mitsubishi Deal
Vancouver — CanAlaska Uranium (CVV-V, CVVUF-O) has finalized its agreement with Mitsubishi Development to partner on exploration of the West McArthur uranium project in the southeastern Athabasca bas…
Thistle Creditors Hit Brakes
The controlling shareholders of Thistle Mining (THTLF-O, TMG-L), which are also the company’s major shareholders, have given notice to Thistle to pay up on debt due at the beginning of April.