A pioneer of the Canadian mining industry, Viola MacMillan, has died in Toronto. She was 90. A prospector who headed the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) for 21 years until the …
Braemont Resources (BMZ:VSE) has changed its name to Lumby Resources Corp. (LBY:VSE) with a consolidation of capital on a 1-new-for-2-old-share basis.
By paying US$5 million, Franco-Nevada Mining (TSE) and Euro-Nevada Mining (TSE) have jointly acquired a 4-9% net smelter return on the Dee mine and 5,000 surrounding acres in northern Nevada. The roya…
Two short courses will precede the Nov. 3-5 meeting of the Alaska Miners Association (AMA) in Anchorage. Topics of the 2-day short courses, to take place Nov. 1 and 2, will be “Precious metal-bearing …
The National Mining Hall of Fame in the U.S. will induct eight new members at a Sept. 19 banquet in San Francisco, Calif. Conducting the induction ceremony will be Simon Strauss, chairman of the Hall’…
A US$11-million acquisition is expected to almost double the land package held by Crystallex International (VSE) in northeastern Venezuela. The junior has signed an option agreement to acquire four co…
Another quiet week for gold bullion prices — the spot price hovered for most of the week at about US$371 per oz. — was also reflected in a flat Toronto Stock Exchange gold and silver index. It ended…
VSE-listed Consolidated Cassandra Resources plans to spend US$5 million exploring its new land package in Bolivar state, Venezuela. The company is expected to change its name to Bolivar Goldfields to …
The first gold brick from the Astoria gold mine in northwestern Quebec was poured recently by Deak Resources (TSE). Ore from the Yorbeau project near Rouyn-Noranda, Que., is being trucked to Deak’s Vi…
By drilling on its gold project in Ivory Coast, Eden Roc Mineral (TSE) hopes to be able to confirm reserves and thereby triple production. Eden Roc has a 68% interest in Societe des Mines d’Afema, own…
Most of the proceeds of a rights issue will be used to pay for a feasibility study of the Beta Vargas gold concession in Costa Rica, Lyon Lake Mines (ME) reports. The rights issue, available only to Q…
The first three holes drilled in this year’s second-phase exploration program are expected to increase the geological resource of a deposit on the Petaquilla project in Panama. All three holes at the …
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