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A call for tax reform

COMMENTARY/GUY DUFRESNEMore government involvement is needed to spur investment in mineral exploration in Canada, according to Guy Dufresne, chairman of the Mining Association of Canada.Speaking at th…


Repadre in black despite year-end writedown

Improved earnings from the Tarkwa gold mine in Ghana meant Repadre Capital (RPD-T) turned a profit of $2.7 million on revenue of $8.9 million in 2000, while taking a $3-million charge against assets o…


New vein hit at San Jeronimo

Vancouver — A 6-hole drill program by Peruvian-based Mauricio Hochschild & Compania has hit a new silver vein on Western Copper Holdings’ (WTC-T) San Jeronimo property in Zacatecas state, Mexico.Thre…


Minera Andes inks Argentine deal with Hochschild

Denver — Minera Andes (MIA-V) will begin drilling on the El Pluma-Cerro Saavedra silver-gold property in southern Argentina once it completes a joint-venture deal with Peru-based Mauricio Hochschild …


Nevada court dismisses Campo Morado suit

A Nevada court has ruled against David Hermiston in a claim launched by a unit of Farallon Resources (FAN-T), thus ending all but the final chapter in a long-running dispute over ownership of the Camp…


Tahera plans Jericho development

Armed with a positive feasibility study, Tahera (TAH-T) plans to develop its wholly owned Jericho diamond project, 420 km north of Yellowknife, N.W.T.Earlier this year, a revised project proposal and …


High grades at River Valley

Vancouver — Results from an ongoing 11,000-metre drill program by Pacific North West Capital (PFN-V) continue to show high-grade zones within a broad envelope of lower-grade mineralization at the Riv…


The Bridge prospect at the El Tambor property in Guatemala.

Radius advances Tambor project

Vancouver — Radius Explorations (RDU-V) has tabled more impressive trench results from its Tambor gold project near Guatemala City.The ongoing program is designed to assess the grade and geometry of …


New economy meets old realities

Warren Buffett, chairman of holding company Berkshire Hathaway, just announced he’ll be staying out of the U.S. stock market until “businesses sell for less in the market than they’re worth.”People us…


Etruscan and Mountain Lake explore Ventersdorp

Partners Etruscan Resources (EET-T) and Mountain Lake Resources (MOA-V) have completed a prefeasibility study of one of seven diamond properties in the Ventersdorp district of South Africa.The indepen…



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