Champion expands iron property in Labrador
Champion Minerals (CHM-V) is buying up yet more land next door to its wholly owned Attikamagen Lake iron property in Labrador.
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Northern BC power line could spark investment
VANCOUVER — A power line into northern British Columbia could attract $3.5 billion in mining investment, according to the preliminary results of an independent study by Macquarie North America.
ValGold files resource on Garrison gold property
The main sulphide gold zones of its 100%-owned Garrison gold property in northeastern Ontario contain an indicated resource of 186,725 tonnes grading 8.06 grams gold per tonne, ValGold Resources (VAL-…
Bonaventure expands 3D model of K9 deposit
With two drills already in action, Bonaventure Enterprises (BVT-V, BVTEF-O) is going after near-surface uranium targets on its K9 property in James Bay, Que., in search of a Rossing-type low-grade ura…
Metanor pours gold at Bachelor Lake mill (April 28, 2008)
Metanor Resources (MTO-V, MEAOF-O) has poured the first 2,000 oz. of gold from its recently revived Bachelor Lake mill near Desmaraisville, Que.
Novel geophysics technology identifies deep drill targets in Athabasca
Two of the Athabasca basin’s junior explorers have made a significant advance in geophysics that could aid exploration for deep deposits. And the implications of the technology — which uses electric …
Mantle blazes new trail into historic Kechika Trough
VANCOUVER — The first resource estimate released by Mantle Resources (MTS-V, MTSZF-O) for its wholly owned Akie property has put the spotlight on a prospective mineral district in northeastern Britis…
Strateco to go underground at Matoush (April 28, 2008)
It looks like Strateco Resources (RSC-T, SRSIF-O) will be the first company to explore underground for uranium in Quebec now that it’s received permission to do so at its Matoush uranium project in th…
Blue Note Mining hopes to strike the right chord
It cost a king’s ransom of $97 million but Blue Note Mining (BN-T, BNMFF-O) chief executive Michael Judson believes the resuscitation of two old zinc-lead mines in northern New Brunswick will be worth…
Houston Lake takes steady path towards production
Houston Lake Mining’s (HLM-V, HLKMF-O) president and chief executive Grayme Anthony knows what it is to persevere.
Apollo Gold shoots arrow through adversity
Building a mining company is seldom an easy road to venture down, without hardships and bumps along the way. But in Apollo Gold’s (APG-T, AGT-X)case, the road nearly came to a dead end in 2005, when a…
Private Thai group to buy Pan African Mining (April 28, 2008)
Hungry for new coal properties outside Southeast Asia, Asia Thai Mining is buying Pan African Mining( PAF-V, PAFRF-O)at an 84.3% premium over the Vancouverbased junior’s 20-day average trading price.