Partners flash green light for San Jose
VANCOUVER – Partners Minera Andes (MAI-V, MNEAF-O) and Mauricio Hochschild have formally approved plans to place t…
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First Quantum finds copper at Kibamba (March 27, 2006)
A reverse-circulation drilling program by First Quantum Minerals (FM-T, FQM-L) has intersected copper mineralizatio…
Gold Fields to pour US$9.3M into Essakane
South African mining house Gold Fields (GFI-N, GOF-L, GOGOF-J) has budgeted US$9.3 million for exploration and pre-…
Kodiak hit by first hole at Caribou Lake
VANCOUVER The first of three exploratory holes drilled by Kodiak Exploration (KXL-V) at the Caribou Lake property…
Crystallex soars on Venezuelan approval
Shares in Crystallex International (KRY-T, KRY-X) jumped as much as $1.44, or 39%, to $5.10 in early trading on Mar…
Newmont and RER form alliance
Vancouver — China has long dominated the market for rare-earth elements, which, in the case of the United States, is valued at more than US$1 billion. That could change if Rare Element Resources (RES…
Lantern lights up for Quincy (March 27, 2006)
Reverse-circulation drilling by Quincy Energy (QUI-V, QCYE-O) has returned some impressive silver grades from the 1,423-acre (576 hectare) Lantern prospect in Pershing Cty., Nevada….
Staccato releases more Lookout Mountain results (March 27, 2006)
Vancouver — The latest drill results from the Lookout Mountain portion of Staccato Gold Resources’ (CAT-V, STCGF-O) South Eureka project, at the southern end of Nevada’s Battle Mountain-Cortez trend,…
Diamonds North plans U3O8 spinoff
Aptly named diamond explorer Diamonds North Resources (DDN-V, DNORF-O) plans to hive off its uranium assets under a new exploration vehicle dubbed Uranium North Resources….
PolyMet marches towards NorthMet development
Vancouver — Strong metal prices and refined engineering studies have prompted PolyMet Mining (POM-V, POMGF-O) to expand the scope of development at its NorthMet copper-nickel-cobalt-PGM deposit in no…
Western Nevada starts to catch the wave
Even though it is sometimes in the shadow of the “big trends” like Carlin or Battle Mountain, Nevada’s Walker Lane trend is the home of many of the Silver State’s legendary mines — Tonopah, Goldfield…
Phelps Dodge sticks to its guns as New York demands share-buyback
Vancouver — In a classic western-style showdown, Arizona-based Phelps Dodge (PD-N) is sticking to its guns and guarding its cash after a major shareholder, a New York City-based hedge fund, cranked u…