A strengthening gold sector helped the Toronto Stock Exchange post a modest gain over the 5-day report period ended Sept. 20. The composite 300 index moved up 32.65 points to end the period at 4,376.8…
Western markets managed to gain ground during the report period ended Sept. 20, amid a rising gold price and a general lack of bad news. The Vancouver Stock Exchange composite index added 8.65 points …
Despite the recent disappointing results from Vengold’s (TSE) Oro Uno property in eastern Venezuela, Placer Dome (TSE) remains confident about the region and quietly continues work on its Las Cristina…
Venezuela became one of the world’s major gold producers when stamp milling was introduced late in the last century in the El Callao area, a small portion of an extensive greenstone belt located in Ve…
Montreal-based Cambior (TSE) has been the driving force behind getting the Omai gold mine in Guyana on stream. Omai, owned 65% by Cambior, 30% by Denver-based Golden Star Resources (TSE) and 5% by the…
Interest in tropically weathered terrains has grown considerably in the past few years, especially on the part of North American mineral exploration companies. This increasing interest has come about …
Junior Greater Lenora Resources (TSE) has intersected several gold occurrences at the Goldfields project in northern Saskatchewan. In the area of the Box mine pit, almost all of the 24 holes drilled h…
Several years ago, Venezuela’s Kilometre 88 district was the place to be for junior companies hoping to discover a premier gold deposit. To date, however, new finds of the size and importance of Place…
Richard Zee appointed director and vice-president of finance.
Montreal-listed junior GeoNova Explorations is exploring properties in the Lebel-sur-Quevillon and Eastmain areas of Quebec. In the Quevillon area, three properties, known as the Gander, Baptiste Rive…
While it may not be as heavily promoted as the Kilometre 88 region, Venezuela’s El Callao region, 125 km to the northwest, has attracted its share of exploration companies. This should come as no surp…
The history of the Point Lake discovery — a diamondiferous kimberlite, by Dia Met Minerals (TSE) and joint-venture partner BHP Minerals in the fall of 1991 — began with the exploration for indicator…
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