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Production at the Duck Pond base metals deposit, near Buchans, Nfld., should start in late 2006 following a production decision by Aur Resources (AUR-T).

Diamonds North Resources (DDN-V) has staked more than 1,200 sq. km of new mineral claims 100 km south of Baker Lake in Nunavut, following the recovery of kimberlite indicator mineral grains from multiple till samples. The sample…

Thistle Mining (THT-T) has announced a restructuring plan that entails the cancellation of existing shares.

Queenstake Resources (QRL-T) has cut high gold grades combined with impressive widths at its Starvation Canyon project, 12 miles southwest of its Jerritt Canyon mill in Nevada.

U.S. stock markets were quiet during the report period Dec. 15-21, rising only slightly. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 82.98 points to 10,759.43.

Vancouver — Quadra Mining (QUA-T) has shipped the first load of copper concentrate from its recently restarted Robinson mine in Ely, Nev. However, the good news was overshadowed an accident that killed two contract miners at th…

The Christmas holiday season is sending a chill through precious metals markets, which traded in a fairly narrow range over the Dec. 15-21 period. The TSX Venture Exchange index closed at 1,746.68, up 33.39 points or nearly 2% from the beginning o…

Glamis Gold (GLG-T) has launched a hostile, all-share bid for Goldcorp (G-T) that is contigent on the latter scrapping its own all-share, friendly takeover of Wheaton River Minerals (WRM-T),…

Rio Narcea Gold Mines (RNG-T) has produced its first batch of nickel concentrate from the Aguablanca nickel-copper sulphide project, 80 km northwest of Seville, Spain.