Diamond haul for Hudson
Vancouver — Initial processing of a portion of Hudson Resources’ (HUD-V, HUDRF-O) 50-tonne mini-bulk sample from its Garnet Lake kimberlite dyke, in western Greenland, has returned 350 diamonds inclu…
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Ecstall backs sweeter offer for Mantle
Vancouver — Ecstall Mining (EAM-V, ESMGF-O) is urging its shareholders to back a $22-million takeover bid from Mantle Resources (MTS-V, MTSZF-O), a move that should kickstart drilling on the Akie lea…
Eastmain compares lonore South to promising Roberto zone
Results from recent trenching at the lonore South project in the James Bay region of Quebec show gold occurrences with some similarities to Goldcorp’s (G-T, GG-N) Roberto deposit, 12 km north.
Bema investor against Kinross takeover
Vancouver — Bema Gold’s (BGO-T, BGO-N) second-largest shareholder, Tradewinds Global Investors, says it will oppose the US$3.1-billion takeover offer by Kinross Gold (K-T, KGC-N ) because it underval…
Tiomin thinking further about Kwale (February 05, 2007)
Faced with delays that may prevent it from meeting financing conditions, Tiomin Resources (TIO-T, TMIRF-O) is “reviewing options” for the development of the Kwale mineral sands project on the east coa…
Zimbabwe’s desperate miners dig to escape poverty
Harare, Zimbabwe — The Zimbabwe government is struggling to contain a nationwide wave of illegal prospecting for precious minerals and metals that is threatening the viability of the already troubled…
Editorial: Gold’s fundamentals still look good
The detailed supply and demand figures for gold released in January by London-based consultants GFMS paint a compelling picture of a bull market that still has a ways to go.
Full Metal finds Mt. Andrews’ copper
While testing the periphery of the historic producing Mount Andrews copper-gold mine in southeastern Alaska, Full Metal Minerals (FMM-V, FLMTF-O) encountered sections of magnetite and chalcopyrite min…
Magma Metals drills PGEs at Thunder Bay
Drill holes by Australian junior Magma Metals (MMB-A) have confirmed mineralization at depth on its Thunder Bay North project in north-central Ontario.
Robex has golden connections in Mali
When Richard Savard, president of Robex Resources (RBX-V), walks down the street in Bamako, Mali’s capital, he’s a familiar face to many.
Guinea in turmoil
The corpses of protesters have been cleared off the streets of Conakry — Guinea’s capital city. The dead totalled at least 30 after the military opened fire on unarmed crowds, whose numbers had swell…
De Beers uncovers Botswana’s riches
With deep pockets and unmatched experience in Botswana, De Beers is pushing ahead on its evaluation of the promising AK-6 kimberlite pipe, one of 31 known kimberlites covered by the Boteti project, a …