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Almaden Minerals' qualified person, Ed Balon, and his dog Dakota, stake in situ quartz vein mineralization on the NIC showing, part of the Prospect Valley property in the Spences Bridge gold belt -- about 250 km east of Vancouver.

Grassroots prospecting uncovers B.C. gold belt

Vancouver — The discovery of coarse placer gold at the mouth of the Nicoamen River in 1857 sparked a gold rush that a year later drew an estimated 20,000 prospectors and fortune-seekers to the Fraser…


From left: Hard Creek Nickel project manager and COO Tony Hitchins, engineer Neil Froc, and president and chair Mark Jarvis examine core at the Turnagain nickel project in north-central B.C. Recent drilling increased the project's potential for more nickel.

A new leaf for Turnagain nickel

Vancouver — With an eye toward boosting mineralized tonnage on its Turnagain project, results from Hard Creek Nickel‘s (HNC-V, HNCKF-O) completion of phase-2 drilling have expanded…


Canadian Stock Exchange Indices (January 16, 2006)

Date Jan. 9 Jan. 6 Jan. 5 Jan. 4 Jan. 3 High Low
S&P/TSX-Ven Comp 2312.48 2307.40 22…






Spot Prices Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2006 Courtesy of Scotiabank

Precious Metals Price (US$/oz.) Change
Gold $545.25 +24.50
Silver $9.04 0.00
Platinum<...





Aurizon lines up funds for Casa Berardi

Vancouver — Financing for completion and startup of Aurizon Mines‘ (ARZ-T, AZK-X) Casa Berardi gold mine, located in northwestern Quebec’s Abitibi region, is now in hand, with a lo…


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