Anglo Swiss gets aggregate quarry permit (January 21, 2008)
Vancouver — Anglo Swiss Resources (ASW-V, ASWRF-O) has been granted a mine permit for quarrying operations on its Kenville project, near Nelson, B.C.
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UEX discusses West Bear sale with Cameco and Areva (January 21, 2008)
Lengthy lab turnaround times have driven UEX (UEX-T, UEXCF-O) to reprioritize its Athabasca uranium deposits by putting assays from the larger Horseshoe and Raven deposits ahead of those from West Bea…
Laramide proves up properties for gold spinoff
Last April, Laramide Resources (LAM-T, LMRXF-O) announced it would spin off its non-uranium assets into a new company.
Odds ‘n’ sods: Book recounts Wheaton River’s rise
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Eaglehead results disappoint Carmax speculators (January 21, 2008)
Vancouver — The first assays from Carmax Explorations’ (CMX-V, CAXPF-O) 2007 drill program on its B.C. Eaglehead property disappointed speculators who had run the company’s share price up while await…
Columbus inks deal with Barrick
Vancouver — The lure of securing additional ground in the vicinity of its Cortez joint-venture land package has prompted Barrick Gold (ABX-T, ABX-N) to option a couple of properties from Columbus Gol…
Aussie high-grade buoys Committee Bay (January 21, 2008)
Vancouver — Joint-venture partners Committee Bay Resources (CBR-V, CBYRF-O) and Focus Minerals (FML-A) have cut significant gold intercepts at the Perseverance deposit, in Western Australia’s Coolgar…
Oromin’s Sabodala gold project shows promise
Vancouver — Stepout and deep infill drilling at the Sabodala project in Senegal continue to return strong gold grades for Oromin Explorations (OLE-V, OLEPF-O).
Editorial: Subprime woes good for gold
The week ended Jan. 12, the second trading week of 2008, was rife with jitters in the global financial system owing to growing losses in the U.S. subprime mortgage market, where rising interest rates …
Suppliers News (January 21, 2008)
ABB gears up Climax
GGL nickel find points to big-scale potential in NWT
With a fresh infusion of cash into the treasury, GGL Diamond (GGL-V, GGDMF-O) is beginning a new season of exploration in the Northwest Territories, hoping to find more evidence of potentially economi…
StrataGold on the trail of riches in historic gold district
SITE VISIT Mayo, Yukon — The bumpy, twisting road extends for 45 km and crosses two rivers before reaching the camp at StrataGold’s (SGV-T, SAGDF-O) Dublin Gulch project. A short…