At the Bonaparte gold property near Kamloops, B.C., Claimstaker Resources (VSE) has completed an 18-hole drill program. Shallow drilling of 3,193 ft. tested the Crow-Jay, one of six veins identified b…
The Canadian subsidiary of Santa Fe Pacific Gold (NYSE) has formed a joint venture with Gold Canyon (VSE) to explore the Springpole gold project near Red Lake, Ont. Canyon will fund a $500,000 drill p…
A bulk sample from the Siscoe property near Val d’Or, Que., has yielded three ingots representing about 1,000 oz. gold. Dynacor Mines (ME) says the sample consisted of 19,260 tons from the Roger zone,…
A newcomer to the African continent, Oliver Gold (VSE) has acquired interests in projects in Zimbabwe and Mali in five short months. The company acquired a half interest in a private Zimbabwe company …
Exploration drilling and underground development continues at the flagship Lady Lina gold property of Antares Mining and Exploration (TSE) in Zimbabwe. Antares hopes to complete a feasibility study by…
London Metal Exchange Spot closing prices in $US per tonne Date Jan 31 Jan 30 Jan 27 Jan 26 Jan 25 Copper 2977-2978 2967-2968 3002-3003 3002.5-3003.5 3020-3022 Lead 654.5-655.5 648-649 673.5-674.5 676…
Drilling by Barrick Gold (TSE) is in progress on Nebex Resources’ (ASE) 75%-owned Walsh Lake gold project in Yellowknife, N.W.T. The senior gold producer is using two drills to follow up on induced-po…
A slide in a section of pit wall at the Twin Creeks mine near Winnemucca, Nev., is expected to reduce gold production this year. Owner Santa Fe Pacific Gold (NYSE) reports that the slide brought down …
Five diamond drills are back at work following a break for the holidays on a gold property operated by Eden Roc Mineral (TSE) in Ivory Coast. The junior is 51.6% controlled by Marshall Minerals (ASE),…
Two senior officers of Goldcorp (TSE) exercised options and sold shares in December. According to the Ontario Securities Commission’s OSC Bulletin, senior officer Catherine David-Nolan exercised 15,00…
Aristotle hit the nail squarely on the head, sometime back in the third century BC, when he called poverty “the parent of revolution and crime.” The states likely to be well administered, he noted, ar…
The African nation of Niger (not to be confused with Nigeria) is a landlocked country south of the Sahara Desert. The mining industry plays an important role in the economy, largely because of importa…
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