Northern Peru Copper hopes to lure majors to Galeno
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Aurcana grabbing Mexican mine (March 06, 2006)
Vancouver — Aurcana (AUN-V, AUNFF-O) is boosting its Mexican minerals portfolio with an agreement to acquire the La Negra silver-zinc-copper-lead mine in Queretaro state….
Australia enjoying new nickel boom
Perth, Western Australia — Australia’s new nickel boom is a lot like the one that put the country on the world nickel map in the 1970s….
Exeter expands La Cabeza
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Going for gold in Colombia
Santiago, Chile — Gold exploration in Colombia will top US$30 million this year as the country shapes up to be a key prospect over the next decade for miners looking to this forgotten part of the wor…
De Beers leads next diamond wave
As part of a second wave of new diamond mines coming on-stream in Canada, De Beers is spending $1.6 billion to build two new mines — the Snap Lake underground mine in the Northwest T…
Not your grandfather’s Abitibi
Malartic, Que. — When James Norrie sent his steam drills up the trails from the railway line in the 1930s, the only exploration model in his head was the wildcatter’s principle: drill it and see. Sev…
New secondary market liability in Ontario
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People (March 06, 2006)
Golden Phoenix Mnrls — David Caldwell appointed president and COO….
Newmont net earnings drop 27% in 2005 (March 06, 2006)
Vancouver — Strong bullion prices helped offset some higher mine operating costs for Newmont Mining (NMC-T, NEM-N) in 2005, resulting in annual net earnings of US$322 million, or 72…
Wolfden picks Lupin (March 06, 2006)
Thunder Bay, Ont., junior Wolfden Resources (WLF-T, WFDNF-O), with a significant presence in the Arctic already, has gone on a Slave Province shopping spree….
Canadian Gold Mutual Funds (March 06, 2006)
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