Orezone’s Burkina Faso drill program update
The first seven shallow, reverse-circulation infill holes on the Main zone at the Bondi gold project in Burkina Fas…
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Osisko makes for Brazil (December 22, 2003)
A recently signed deal with private Brazilian explorer and developer Amazonia Mineracao paves the way for Osisko Ex…
Metco shares surge on Noranda option
Shares in Metco Resources (MKO-V) surged 2.5, or about 21%, to 14.5 in late afternoon trading in Vancouver on Dec…
Hydromet key to Voisey’s Bay
Inco recently opened a small pilot plant in Mississauga, Ont., to test its hydrometallurgical processing technology for treating concentrates from the Voisey’s Bay operation in Labrador.The plant is p…
WGC unveils new gold collection
The World Gold Council has unveiled a collection and marketing initiative dubbed “Gold Expressions,” aimed at bolstering the global market for Italian-made gold jewelry.Following its formal launch in …
Intrepid finds Argentine gold
Toronto-based Intrepid Minerals (IAU-V) reports high-grade gold and silver values following trenching on the Kamila zone of the Casposo property in northwestern Argentina.Intrepid has extended the zon…
Sherritt to convert shares
Nickel producer and coal holding company Sherritt International (S-T) has arranged to convert the multiple-voting shares held by its chairman, Ian Delaney, into restricted voting shares of the class t…
GFMS tables Russian report
Since emerging from its financial crisis in 1998, the Russian economy has improved significantly, which is reflected in its mining sector, according to a report from Gold Fields Mineral Services (GFMS…
Southern Star places new shares
Southern Star Resources (SSR-V) has issued more than 1 million flow-through shares to raise $525,000 in gross proceeds.The shares were issued as part of a private placement closed in late November. An…
New zone at Wassa
Denver-based Golden Star Resources (GSC-T) has discovered a new zone of gold mineralization at its Wassa property in Ghana, fueling hopes that it will expand the resource.Studies into the feasibility …
Eldorado tests prospects in Turkey
Preliminary drilling in the Biga Peninsula of western Turkey has returned mixed results for Eldorado Gold (ELD-T).The reverse-circulation (RC) program focused on two showings: Keditasi and Yatiktas. B…
Slam, Noranda to explore Bathurst camp
Junior Slam Exploration (SXL-V) is joining with Noranda (NRD-T) to explore for base metal deposits in the Bathurst camp of northern New Brunswick.Slam, which is based in Miramichi, N.B., will spend $2…