Gibraltar revises production forecast
The recent annual meeting of Gibraltar Mines (TSE) revealed a pleasant surprise for shareholders anticipating a reduction in throughput at the company’s copper mining operation near Williams Lake, B.C…
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New president named for Dickenson, Wharf
A new president has been named for Dickenson Mines (TSE) and associated company Wharf Resources (TSE) in the wake of John Kachmar’s resignation and the removal of a number of directors. Kachmar, 53, w…
Lithium shares quadruple on Oxford Lake drilling results
Based on recent drilling results from Noranda’s (TSE) Oxford Lake properties in Manitoba, the Rusty gold zone discovered last year appears to be continuing downdip. Narrow zones of mineralization, inc…
U.S. Report Cyprus options Noble Peak’s Crypto zinc deposit in Utah
The Crypto zinc deposit in Utah will undergo further exploration and development as the result of an agreement between Noble Peak Resources (ASE) and Cyprus Metals Exploration, a unit of Cyprus Minera…
Books in Review Guiding foreign investors in Nevada
Trade and Investment in Nevada: Legal Considerations for International Businesses is a guide for businesses and investors worldwide. The focus is on legal issues under U.S. federal law and Nevada stat…
COATS (over-the-counter) Lithium leaps forward
Taking another giant leap, shares of Lithium closed at 90 cents on a volume of 862,400 for the week ended April 17, up 33 cents from last week’s close. Lithium is earning a 50% interest in the Oxford …
Editorial – The Orphan Industry
Junior mining is the industry nobody seems to want. Regulators are escalating efforts to push junior companies to the periphery of the mining game, governments are squeezing the industry by taxing any…
Ontario approves $2 million in grants for prospectors
Fully 246 applications, representing $2 million in grants, were initially approved for funding under the new Ontario Prospectors Assistance Program (OPAP). OPAP, implemented by the Ministry of Norther…
Rogi focuses on two Quebec properties
Two Quebec properties owned by Rogi Exploration (ME) will see work programs totalling $350,000 performed on them this year as part of separate deals with Freewest Resources and Aur Resources (TSE). Au…
Noranda takes on California project
A unit of Hemlo Gold Mines (TSE) recently signed an agreement with Golden Queen Mining (TSE) enabling it to earn up to a 50% interest in the company’s Soledad Mountain gold property in Kern Cty., Cali…
Chutine placement for Mexico project
Toronto-based Chutine Resources (VSE) recently entered into two private placement agreements to raise $2.4 million for exploration on a 7,000-acre gold/copper property in Mexico’s Sonora Province. The…
Tangier expenses put Coxheath in the red
Attempts to bring their Tangier mine in Nova Scotia back into production have cost Coxheath Gold Holdings (TSE) dearly, sending the company deep into the red for the year ended Sept. 30. Coxheath repo…