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Determined to define reserves to a minimum vertical depth of 150 metres, Gitennes Exploration (GIT-A) is pulling encouraging results from underground drilling at the Virgen property in northwestern Pe…

Though still in the black, Noranda (NOR-T) saw its second-quarter earnings dip by more than 50%.For the three months ended June 30, the major earned $28 million (10 cents per share) on revenue of $1.5…

Hudson Bay Mining & Smelting has announced a $17-million underground development program at its Chisel North zinc deposit near Snow Lake, Man.The company plans to drive a 2.6-km decline from the 140-m…

Agnico-Eagle Mines (AGE-T) has sold its Pell mill site in Cobalt, Ont., to the Canadian subsidiary of East Hampton, N.Y.-based Sabin Metal. Privately held SMC Canada picked up the former mill for an u…

Partners High River Gold Mines (HRG-T) and TVX Gold (TVX-T) report a drop in cash costs at their equally owned New Britannia gold mine in northern Manitoba.The underground operation turned out 24,660 …

Recent insider trading, as reported by the Ontario Securities Commission in its OSC Bulletin, includes the following transactions:* .TAmerica Mineral Fields (AMZ-T) — Mark Collins, director, was gran…

The Vancouver Stock Exchange composite index took a nosedive during the report period ended Aug. 11, dropping 21.87 points, or 4.6%, to finish at 456.49. The mining index followed suit, plummeting 20….

High-grade gold is always a boon to a producing mine, as appears to be the case for VenCan Gold (VCG-M), which owns the Edwards gold mine near Wawa, Ont.The underground mine is operated by River Gold …