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Tan Range Exploration (ASE) says diamond-washing equipment is on its way to Tanzania in preparation for grade evaluation of the company’s concessions in the northern part of the country. The Vancouver…

Investors of Asbestos Corp had reason to rejoice during the week ended June 1 as the stock skyrocketed to $48 for a gain of $24.50. The battle by Asbestos Corp’s minority shareholders to win a fair he…

Last year, 2,800 mining accidents were reported to the Ontario Workers’ Compensation Board. That is equivalent to 15.5 accidents requiring medical aid for every 200,000 employee hours worked, accordin…

Although gold pulled back from the US$380 level, dropping almost US$10 in a single day to the US$370 level, Western markets continued their advance. The Vancouver Stock Exchange resource index gained …

Week’s Price (US) Change Gold* $368.25 $9.00 Silver* $ 4.37 $0.19 Platinum* $389.25 $0.85 Nickel** $ 2.55 $0.02 Lead** $ 0.18 $0.00 Copper $ 0.82 $0.01 Zinc $ 0.42 $0.02 Courtesy of Scotiabank. Inform…

Major mining companies may dominate Nevada, but juniors are spearheading an exploration boom on properties surrounding the Pipeline gold discoveries in Crescent Valley. The Pipeline deposits are on th…

The recent rise in the price of gold has made Equinox Resources (TSE) all the more hopeful that its Zenda project, near Bakersfield, Calif., can soon be brought into production. President Ross Beaty w…

With an appeal still under deliberation for ownership of the Brookbank gold property near Beardmore, Ont., a director of Metalore Resources (TSE) has sold about a third of his stake in the company. Ac…

It was time for Gerry Lecompte to return to Val d’Or, Que., and his wallet was nowhere to be found. In order to get home, he borrowed some cash from fellow miners and a credit card from project manage…

I’m sure your report on the Alberta Stock Exchange’s concerns about the validity of gold assays coming from some U.S. laboratories had many of our Canadian commercial assayers both bemused and somewha…

Shareholders of Cal Graphite (VSE) are being offered two transferable rights for each common share held. Each right entitles the holder to buy one common share for $1.40 per share. The offering will r…

Steve, my boss, kidded me on my first day at the drill rig: “If you want to be a driller, you have to chew snoose.” I declined a can of Wintergreen Skoal but decided that someday I’d try it. I loved t…