Junior targets Guiana shield for PGMs
Junior Guyana Goldfields (YGI-V) has widened the global search for platinum group metals by picking up four properties in the Guiana shield of South America.The junior can earn 100% interests in the B…
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Ivanhoe finds gold-rich copper zone at Turquoise Hill
Encouraged by the potential of the Turquoise Hill copper-gold project in southern Mongolia, Ivanhoe Mines (IVN-T) has assigned three drill rigs to the Central Oyu zone, where it recently cut a signifi…
Glamis looks to Francisco for growth
Two years of discussions have culminated in the proposed merger of Glamis Gold (GLG-T) and Francisco Gold (FGX-V), with Glamis President Kevin McArthur predicting that the new entity will rank as the …
Johnson Matthey buys asset
Johnson Matthey has acquired Avocado Research Chemicals, a manufacturer and supplier of organic compounds used in laboratory research.Based in Heysham, Lancashire, U.K., Avocado is a reputed supplier …
Tan Range plans takeover of Tanzam
Vancouver-based Tan Range Exploration (TNX-T), which holds a large portfolio of interests in the Lake Victoria gold camp of northwestern Tanzania, has signed a letter of intent to buy privately owned …
South-Malartic boosts resource at Croinor (March 11, 2002)
Junior gold explorer South-Malartic Exploration (MSU-V) has once again raised the resource estimate for its Croinor gold deposit, 60 km east of Val d’Or, Que.South-Malartic’s work at Croinor over the …
Almaden keeps focused on greenfields projects
Recently formed Almaden Minerals (AMM-T) has a simple motto: Acquire virgin projects and explore them to the point where another company can be convinced to foot the bill.Almaden was formed earlier th…
Corriente, BHP Billiton, Lowell make progress in Ecuador
Exploration drilling in Ecuador’s Corriente copper belt by partners Corriente Resources (CTQ-T) and BHP Billiton has delineated a significant copper-gold resource in the Mirador deposit.The Corriente …
Hunt find raises hopes for gold camp in Manitoba
Vancouver — There’s gold in them thar Churchill-Superior Boundary zone rocks. The discovery, by International Curator Resources’ (IC-T), of the Hunt deposit, 120 km northeast of Thompson, Man., prove…
Sudbury PGM play enters new phase
Though nowhere near last year’s record highs, palladium is still trading at three times the historical range, and that bodes well for a group of companies exploring for platinum-group-metal (PGM) depo…
Axmin seeks West African gold
Many major gold companies have pulled in their horns over the past four years, rendering a good number of African exploration properties inactive. This has presented an opportunity for junior explorer…
Anglo find fails to launch Philippine flurry
Vancouver — Mining companies willing to face considerable political risks have been rewarded with impressive exploration results in the Philippines. However, advancing discoveries to the development …