Odds ‘n’ sods: The story of Red Lake
— The following is an excerpt from Red Lake: Golden Treasure Chest, a new 164-page book by Michael Barnes chronicling the community and mines that have sprung up northwestern Ontario’s gold-rich Red …
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Serengeti expands Kwanika (August 25, 2008)
VANCOUVER — With the assays in hand from another dozen drill holes from an ongoing 59-hole campaign this year at its Kwanika property, about 250 km east of Smithers, B. C., Serengeti Resources’ (SIR-…
Barrick’s Q2 strong despite rising costs
Despite a 91% jump in oil prices, which averaged US$124 per barrel in the second quarter compared with US$65 per barrel in the same quarter a year ago, Barrick Gold’s (ABX-T, ABX-N) second-quarter rev…
San Gold on cusp of resource update (August 25, 2008)
VANCOUVER–Exploration drilling in and around San Gold’s (SGR-V, SGRCF-O) operating Rice Lake mine, 230 km northeast of Winnipeg, Man., continues to pay off with high-grade gold. San Gold CEO Dale Gin…
Goldbrook Ventures looks to China for partnership
China’s insatiable appetite for nickel and the lack of quality nickel sulphide projects and deposits slated for dev…
HudBay closes Balmat zinc mine and concentrator
Vancouver – Less than two years after ramping the Balmat mine back up to full production HudBay Minerals (HBM-T) is…
Vaaldiam spins out Canadian assets
Vaaldiam Resources (VAA-T) has decided to transfer its Canadian diamond assets into a subsidiary company to be call…
Skybridge coring good grades in Nunavut
Vancouver – The Downie brothers are at it again.Last September the brothers, who founded and ultimately sold Wo…
Victory Nickel bids for Independent Nickel
Victory Nickel (NI-T) hopes to expand its nickel holdings in Manitoba and has made an unsolicited, all-share takeov…
Sultan Minerals drills moly, identifies new tungsten zone at Jersey-Emerald
Vancouver For Sultan Minerals (SUL-V), five million tonnes is the magic number. Sultan president and CEO Arthur T…
Liberty plans scoping study for Hart
Liberty Mines( LBE-T) has released its first resource estimate for its Hart nickel project, near Timmins, Ont.
Western Copper jumps environmental hurdle at Carmacks
VANCOUVER — An OK from the Yukon Environmental and Socioeconomic Board (YESAB) on Western Copper’s (WRN-T, WCPCF-O) Carmacks copper project paves the wayfor a mining licence, Julien Francois, Western…