The Vancouver Stock Exchange composite index lost 8.09 points, or 1.8%, over the report period ended June 8, to close the week at 444.62. The mining index followed suit, losing 4.07 points, or 1.3%, t…
Base metals ahead of market in response to better commodity prices The base metals led the winning sectors as the Toronto Stock Exchange advanced slightly over the five trading days ended June 8. The …
Vancouver-based Vengold (VEN-T) is exploring for the yellow metal on its newly acquired Pamlico property, southeast of Hawthorne in Nevada’s Walker Lane region.To date, the company has completed mappi…
A discovery hole and the exploration potential of the Railroad gold property in Nevada have heartened partners Kinross Gold (K-T) and Mirandor Exploration (MIQ-M).A technical report by Kinross, which …
Drilling will enable Eldorado Gold (ELD-T) to evaluate the size and grade of the Gokgoz Tepe zone at its wholly owned Kisladag project in western Turkey.This season’s program, budgeted at US$725,000, …
In the west-central Bolivian department of Cochabamba, General Minerals (GNM-T) is expanding silver mineralization at its Atocha property.Tunneling into the underground target has encountered silicifi…
Low gold prices and a mine-plan review have prompted Nelson Gold (NLG-T) to write down its investment in Zeravshan Gold, operator of the Jilau gold mine in Tajikistan.Although 1998 production increase…
Junior San Andreas Resources (SAO-T) has changed its name to Canadian Zinc, and will trade under the symbol CZN on the Toronto Stock Exchange.The new name, which has yet to be approved by regulators, …
Chief Consolidated Mining (CFCM-Q) has commissioned U.S. Filter to build a US$100-million water treatment plant at its Burgin silver-lead-zinc mine in Utah. The move is aimed at preventing billions of…
Dome Mine, a division of Placer Dome North America, is an underground and open pit gold mining operation located within the City of Timmins, Ontario. The Mine has been in operation since 1910 and is p…
With the aid of a portal at the bottom of the Betze-Post pit, Newmont Mining (NEM-N) has begun building its fourth underground mine in Nevada’s Carlin trend.In recent years, the company has been deple…
While most of the attention directed toward Goldcorp (G-T) is related to its Red Lake development in Ontario, the Toronto-based company has been quietly cranking out gold at its expanded Wharf mine in…
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