“Gouverner, c’est choisir.”– Franois-Gaston duc de Lvis, governor of New France (1759-1760), misattributed to any number of political cliche-artists since.Lvis was right — to govern is to choose …
America Mineral Fields — Bernard Pryor and John Bentley appointed directors.Canabrava — Susy Horna appointed corporate secretary.OntZinc — Peter George appointed senior VP of explorati…
Vancouver — Newmont Mining (NEM-N) will buy 450,000 shares of Southwestern Resources (SWG-T) at $15 per share for total proceeds of $6.75 million. Newmont has agreed, for 12 months, not to sell the s…
One of the highlights of the report period ended Oct. 6 was the tabling of a prefeasibility study of Colorado-based Canyon Resources’ 10.9-million-oz. McDonald gold project in Montana, which has been …
Peter Barnett, a geologist with the Ontario Geological Survey (OGS), has received the 2003 provincial geologist’s medal. The presentation was made during a conference of Canada’s energy and mines mini…
Finland’s Outokumpu has raised ;23 million by selling 4 million shares in Inmet Mining (INM-T).The shares were issued to Outokumpu as part of Inmet’s acquisition of the Pyhasalmi copper-zinc mine in F…
H. Douglas Hume, founder and chairman of Toronto-based Nuinsco Resources, has died. He was 82.Hume founded Nuinsco with geologist George Archibald, a life-long friend and business partner.The two met …
South Malartic Exploration (MSU-V) and Richmont Mines (RIC-T) have arranged a custom-milling agreement for a bulk sample from the former’s Croinor gold deposit, about 70 km east of Val d’Or, Que.South…
A reverse-circulation drill program is testing a strong gold prospect at the Spring Valley property in Nevada’s Pershing Cty.Midway Gold (MDW-V) will drill 3,000 metres in order to test a gold-bearing…
Vancouver — A hiccup in the price of bullion kept Canada’s junior exchange from experiencing another week of impressive gains. The S&P-TSX Venture Exchange composite index closed up one tenth of a po…
Junior Afcan Mining (AFK-V) has raised $9.4 million by privately placing 40 million units priced at 25 apiece.The units, consisting of a share and half a warrant, are subject to a 4-month hold period…
Sampling of three areas of frost boil on Twin Mining’s (TWG-T) recently discovered Jackson Inlet kimberlite bodies has proved fruitful.In all, three samples totalling 50.5 kg yielded 13 diamonds, with…
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