Tenajon emerging as moly play
The recent boom in the molybdenum market has not gone unnoticed by Tenajon Resources (TJS-V, TJRUF-O).
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Q1 output off 20% at Casa Berardi
Although Aurizon Mines (ARZ-T, AZK-X) produced 20% less gold in the first quarter of 2007 than planned, the company surpassed its gold grade and mill recovery estimates at its Casa Berardi mine in the…
Tamerlane sees profit-taking on 214% increase
Tamerlane Ventures (TAM-V, TMLVF-O) has secured an agreement on job creation and business opportunities with one of the three First Nations groups it is dealing with at its Pine Point zinc-lead projec…
Golden Band busy at La Ronge
Vancouver — A preliminary economic assessment evaluating production from Golden Band Resources’ (GBN-V, GBRIF-O) La Ronge gold belt projects, in northern Saskatchewan, has come back positive.
Endurance Gold advances on Pardo
Vancouver — Having recently closed about $2 million in financings, Endurance Gold (EDG-V) has kicked off this year’s exploration effort by mobilizing a geophysical crew to its Pardo project, located …
KL Gold, Queenston lock up more of Kirkland Lake camp
Queenston Mining (QMI-T, QNMNF-O) and Kirkland Lake Gold (KGI-T, KGI-L) are teaming up again in the Kirkland Lake gold camp of northeastern Ontario.
Teck Cominco posts $360M Q1 profit
Vancouver — Teck Cominco (TCK.B-T, TCK-N) posted 2007 first-quarter earnings of $360 million ($1.67 per share) on operational revenue of $1.34 billion, compared with $448 million ($2.19 per share) on…
Largo up on moly-tungsten resource
With a new inferred resource of 508 million lbs. tungsten and 151 million lbs. molybdenum, Largo Resources (LGO-V, LGORF-O) has added its Northern Dancer deposit, in the Yukon, to the list of world-cl…
Dianor bags a big one at last (April 30, 2007)
Dianor Resources (DOR-V, RSDNF-O) has had no trouble finding small diamonds just about everywhere it looks at its massive Leadbetter deposit, 12 km northeast of Wawa, Ont., and can now celebrate the d…
Ursa Major gets bulk sampling approval
Ursa Major Minerals (UMJ-V, UMJMF-O) has received provincial approval for a bulk-sampling program at its Shakespeare nickel-copper project west of Sudbury, Ont.
Benton gets PGM exploration boost (April 30, 2007)
Stillwater Mining (SWC-N) has agreed to pump $1.6 million into Benton Resources’ (BTC-V) Goodchild nickel-copper-platinum group metal project north of Marathon, Ont., giving Stillwater the option to e…
Commerce green plan good for prefeasibility
Commerce Resources (CCE-V, CMRZF-O) shares jumped 55% recently on news that the company is taking action to get environmental approval for its Upper Fir tantalum-niobium project near Blue River, B.C.