STOCK MARKETS — Foreign plays keep VSE active
The Vancouver Stock Exchange composite index was up 13.92 points over the report period ended Aug. 27 to close at 1,211.95, while the resource index slipped 9.85 points to 2,420.11.Partners Oro Belle …
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All-North acquires Buckskin claims
A letter of intent sets the stage for International All-North Resources (IAN-V) to acquire an option to purchase the Buckskin claim group in Mineral Cty., Nev.The 42-claim block lies 1.5 miles west of…
THE GLOBAL SEARCH FOR GOLD SPECIAL — Carlin finishes auger drilling
Vancouver-based Carlin Resources (CLM-V) has completed a program of auger drilling on the 1,500-sq.-km Tera gold property in Niger, West Africa.The property covers a 30-km section of the same sheer sy…
Plata Mining advances Hualilan property to final feasibility
A program of underground exploration has been completed at the Hualilan property, a former producer in Argentina’s San Juan province.Owner Plata Mining (PMT-A) says it has established the nature and e…
THE GLOBAL SEARCH FOR GOLD SPECIAL — Production the goal at Cikondang project
Partners Chase Resources (CQS-T) and Delta Mining (DTG-V) are exploring the Cikondang gold project in West Java, with a view to bringing the former producer back into production.The companies (which p…
THE GLOBAL SEARCH FOR GOLD SPECIAL — Ethiopia’s Legadembi mine does it the hard way
At first glance, the Legadembi gold project in southern Ethiopia would seem to suggest the stuff of legend. Surrounded by jungle and perched at an elevation of 2,000 metres above sea level, the open-p…
THE GLOBAL SEARCH FOR GOLD SPECIAL — Gold projects in Java attract renewed interest
About 100 million people live in Java — more than in any of Indonesia’s other islands — and this population density makes it difficult for mining companies to secure properties there. (By comparison…
Stratabound aims to extend Taylor Brook
Junior Stratabound Minerals (SB-A) continues to develop drill targets on its Taylor Brook base metal property in northern New Brunswick.The company is exploring the Taylor Brook east extension and the…
Muscocho group rehatched as Golden Goose
Shareholders have approved the merger of Muscocho Explorations (MUS-T), McNellen Resources (MNR-T) and Flanagan McAdam Resources (FMRI-C) into a single entity. The new company, to be called Golden Goo…
NEWS ROUNDUP — Windy resumes drilling at MacLeod
A $100,000 drilling program is under way on the MacLeod property near the Eastmain River in northern Quebec.Windy Mountain Explorations (WDM-A) is attempting to increase the mineral inventory of the S…
TVI and Echo Bay hit high-grade gold at Kingking project
Partners TVI Pacific (TVI-T) and Echo Bay Mines (ECO-T) have intersected high-grade gold zones at the Kingking copper-gold deposit in the Philippines.Echo Bay and TVI are earning 75% and 25% interests…
THE GLOBAL SEARCH FOR GOLD SPECIAL — Recent gold discoveries shed light on Honduras
Since entering Honduras almost two years ago, Vancouver-based Mar-West Resources (MSR-V) has amassed one of the largest packages of exploration properties in the country.Mar-West began positioning its…