One of the first juniors to join the diamond exploration rush in this northern region was Vancouver-based Aber Resources (TSE). Today, the company holds varying interests in the 600,000-plus hectares …
There are now more than 200 companies active in North American diamond exploration. Much of this exploration is under challenging Arctic conditions. One group with a proven track record in that domain…
The Yukon government hopes to announce a new energy policy this fall aimed at tackling some of the high costs the mining sector faces during mine development and operation. The move, the territory’s E…
The advanced status of the Kemess copper-gold deposit has prompted El Condor Resources (VSE) to persuade senior companies that it is worth bringing into production. El Condor is operator and has a 60%…
Toronto-listed Cameco has signed a deal to help develop uranium deposits in Kazakhstan, a former republic of the U.S.S.R. The 10-year agreement calls for Cameco and Uranerz Exploration & Mining to sha…
With drilling continuing at the Casino copper-gold project in southwestern Yukon, owner Pacific Sentinel Gold (VSE) has released a preliminary estimate of reserves for a starter pit within the larger …
The Barry Lake joint venture has settled with Cominco (TSE) and Agnico Eagle Mines (TSE) over disputed claims next to Barry Lake’s Lac Rouleau Zone 18 discovery. The joint venture, a 50-50 deal betwee…
Bulk sampling will begin immediately on a diamond project held by BHP Minerals Canada and Dia Met Minerals (TSE) in the Lac de Gras region of the Northwest Territories. BHP recently awarded the contra…
Anooraq Resources (ARQ:VSE) has changed its transfer agent. It is now Montreal Trust.
An update on the Izok Lake project will be provided by Ken Hill and Frank Balint of Metall Mining at a Sept. 24 luncheon here of the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (CIM). The z…
The Keystone joint venture started open-pit mining of the BT deposit near Lynn Lake, Man., in mid-August. An estimated 25,000 tonnes of high-grade ore is now exposed. Cazador Explorations (VSE), which…
On a 296-claim package in the Brookfield area of southwest Nova Scotia, Abacus Minerals (VSE) has begun detailed sampling for gold. Abacus can earn a 100% interest in the property from a private compa…
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