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Seven consecutive winning days pushed the Toronto Stock Exchange’s composite 300 index beyond the 6,100 mark for the first time ever during the Jan. 15-21 trading period. The index hit record highs on…

Gold giant Placer Dome (PDG-T) now owns more than 58% of the shares of Highlands Gold, a Papua New Guinean mining company”We have received a high level of acceptances and are happy with the outcome of…

Following a short holiday break, Chivor Emeralds (CHIV.U-C) has resumed operations at its Oriente emerald mine in the Chivor district of Colombia.Chivor has an 80% interest in the mine and is concentr…

A drill program by LatinGold (LAT-T) will test the company’s newly acquired Las Golondrinas gold property in southern Colombia.The property covers a quartz-diorite stock containing gold-pyrite-quartz …

Hector McQuarrie, my father-in-law, was born and raised in the Halifax-Dartmouth area of Nova Scotia and became involved in mining when he obtained a job at a small gold operation in Moose River, N.S….

Recent drill results from the Salvador massive sulphide property in central Mexico amount to good news and bad news for partners Teck (TEK-T) and Western Copper Holdings (WTC-V).While the follow-up pr…

Colin Godwin appointed director.

Rajinder Parhar appointed director.

Consolidated Cline Development (CFD-V) has changed its name to Cline Mining (CMK-V).

Radar Acquisitions (RAC-A) has acquired an option to buy two mineral claims in northern Saskatchewan, where prospective kimberlite indicator minerals have been found.The company plans to conduct an ai…

Junior Shore Gold (SGF-A) has recovered diamonds from two newly discovered kimberlite bodies at its 75%-owned Fort la Corne project, 80 km east of Prince Albert, Sask.This past fall, Shore tested pros…

The previously announced merger of World Wide Minerals (WWS-T) and Kazakstan Goldfields (KGFC-C) has been terminated. In addition, World Wide will not purchase the stake in Kazakstan Goldfields held b…