An Australian firm has bought Canadian minerals assayer Chemex Laboratory Group in a deal worth at least $8 million.Australian Laboratory Services (ALS), owned by Campbell Brothers, will add Vancouver…
Recent insider trading transactions reported in the Ontario Securities Commission’s OSC Bulletin include the following:* Campbell Resources (CCH-T) — Paul Ireland, officer, allowed 150,000 options to…
Precious MetalsPrice (US$/oz.)ChangeGold$325.00+ $7.75Silver$ 5.47- $0.24…
Rimfire Minerals (RFM-V) and Western Keltic Mines (WKM-V) have identified three prospective gold zones on their jointly owned properties in east-central Alaska.The juniors are targeting gold mineraliz…
Diamond explorer Ashton Mining of Canada (ACA-T) has identified four new drill targets on the Buffalo Hills joint venture plus four others on the surrounding Cayo lands in northern Alberta.The announc…
Coeur d’Alene, Idaho-based Hecla Mining (HL-N) has formed a joint venture with Fairmile Gold (FLA-A) in order to explore the Highland project, 100 miles east of Reno in west-central Nevada.Hecla can e…
In addition to taking over management of the Illinois Creek gold mine in west-central Alaska, Viceroy Resources (VOY-T) is considering expanding its business to include reclamation services.Under an a…
A summer drilling program has resulted in the discovery of nine new kimberlite pipes on the Ekati claim block in the Lac de Gras area of the Northwest Territories, raising to 121 the number of kimberl…
Sidestepping a takeover bid by Golden Star Resources (GSC-T), junior Birim Goldfields (BGI-T) has signed a deal with Ghana-based Ashanti Goldfields (ASL-N) concerning Birim’s Mampon deposit, pa…
It was with sadness that I read the obituary of a great miner and friend. Many folks across Canada and the U.S. knew Merv Upham, and I’m sure that you will get notices from others that he in fact work…
A federal court judge has upheld a record of decision issued by the U.S. Forest Service for the Carlota copper project in central Arizona, allowing owner Cambior to move one step closer to a productio…
The Quebec Prospectors Association recently handed out industry awards at its 25th annual meeting, held in Rouyn-Noranda, Que.Douglas Hume, president of Nuinsco, and prospectors Pierre Gervais and Edo…
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