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Lake Shore boosts Timmins footprint
Vancouver — A 20-year lease on the Schumacher Estate property expands
Newmont investment boosts Gabriel (December 19, 2005)
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Crowflight gets positive economic study on Bucko
A feasibility study on the Bucko nickel deposit in the Thompson belt of Manitoba shows favourable economics, puttin…
MBMI tests high-grade nickel zone
Vancouver A drilling program aimed at defining high-grade nickel has identified a zone with potential to support …
Osisko grabs new Malartic gold (December 16, 2005)
Reconnaissance work by Osisko Exploration (OSK-V) has turned up two new surface gold zones on its flagship Canadian…
Rimfire, Northgate set $1-million budget for ‘Eskay Creek-type’ target
Vancouver Partners Rimfire Minerals (RFM-V) and Northgate Minerals (NGX-T, NXG-X) plan to spend $1 million next y…
Agnico-Eagle keeping the costs low
As gold mining costs continue to escalate, Toronto-based Agnico-Eagle (AEM-T, AEM-N) is managing to buck the trend,…
Monster finds copper in Carajas
Initial drilling on the Sao Felix property in the Carajas region, Para state, Brazil, encourages Monster Copper (MN…
Solitario drilling cuts gold at Mercurio (December 15, 2005)
Early-stage drilling on the Mercurio gold prospect in the Tapajos region of Para state, Brazil, has intersected som…
Barrick balks at Placer’s books
Barrick Gold’s (ABX-T, ABX-N) recently extended offer for rival gold miner Placer Dome (PDG-T, PDG-N) has been gran…
QGX encouraged by new gold and copper-gold prospects
Vancouver Early-stage exploration programs by QGX (QGX-T) in the Gobi region have added three new gold and copper…