Virginia climbs on lonore expansion
Shares in Virginia Gold Mines (VIA-T) jumped more than 10% in early trading in Toronto on Nov. 8, after the company…
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Limon shut down by wildcat action
A blockade of an access road at the Limon gold mine in Nicaragua has led owner Glencairn Gold (GGG-T, GLE-X) to shu…
Ursa eyes Agnew Lake uranium
Shifting gears, platinum group metal explorer Ursa Major Minerals (UMJ-V) plans to sink a pair of holes on the pa…
Silver Standard extends South Ridge
Ongoing drilling by Silver Standard Resources (SSO-T) has extended the South Ridge zone on the Pitarrilla silver pr…
Southern Rio hits gold at Davidson
Vancouver A first-phase drill program has generated a new gold discovery for Southern Rio Resources (SNZ-V) at it…
lonore discovery — still open and getting bigger
With the release of another batch of assay results from ongoing drilling,
NB gold discovery generates buzz
A grab sample from a boulder laced with visible gold has returned the highest concentration of gold ever reported in New Brunswick at 1,320 grams per tonne (38.5 oz. per ton)….
TSX rides the consolidation wave
Consolidation continued to be the buzzword among the Toronto Stock Exchange’s miners during the Oct. 25-31 report period.
Placer Dome expected to rebuff Barrick bid (November 07, 2005)
Vancouver — The board and management of
Energy and metals to outperform in Q4
Commodity markets have performed largely in line with our expectations: Crude oil prices have held up well above US$60 per barrel, while natural gas and oil products have seen the largest price gains…
Placer agrees to Cerro Casale sale (November 07, 2005)
With its attention focused on three recently approved development projects,