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R. Hutchinson and Hugh Snyder appointed directors.

James Carter appointed executive vice-president.

Partners Sage Resources (VSE) and Australian-based Striker Resources have received encouraging results from their Beta Creek diamond project in Western Australia. The following are highlights of the 1…

Fears that the U.S. economy may be headed for a significant downturn sent cyclical resource stocks into a tailspin, causing the TSE to post a loss during the 5-day report period ended Jan. 31. The com…

The pool keeps getting deeper and deeper as western markets attempt to quantify the “bottom” in the term “bottom fishing.” The Vancouver Stock Exchange resource index plunged more than 62 points to cl…

BGR Central Net Value $16.47 $6.62 Price $13.13 $6.625 Discount 20.30% Premium 0.1% Value $129,253,000 $119,907,863…

Week’s Price (US) Change Gold* $376.25 – $5.45 Silver* $4.68 – $0.13 Platinum* $415.50 – $2.40 Nickel** $4.38 – $0.30 Lead** $0.29 – $0.02 Copper $1.33 – $0.06 Zinc $0.51 – $0.03 Courtesy of Scotiaban…

Following a 1-new-for 5-old-share consolidation and a name change, Quebec Explorers has been re-listed as QEX Resources (CDN). QEX holds interests in six properties, three of which have a mineral inve…

The Tambao manganese deposit in Burkina Faso contains proven reserves of more than 15 million tonnes (including about 600,000 tonnes of minable talus, or float, ores) grading 51.45% manganese, says In…

Castle Minerals (CTN:VSE) has changed its name to Castle Rock Exploration (CTP:VSE) on a 1-new-for-2-old-share basis.

A recent agreement will allow Viceroy Resource (TSE) to increase its position in the Castle Mountain open-pit gold mine in southeastern California. Under the arrangement, Viceroy will acquire 9 millio…

Gold is the primary target of interest to North American-based companies active in Ivory Coast. The country’s Birimian rocks, as in Ghana and Burkina Faso, host gold deposits in quartz veins, lensoid …