St. Andrew files creditors’ plan
A formal “plan of arrangement” has been filed by St. Andrew Goldfields (TSE) in the Ontario Court of Justice (General Division) pursuant to the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act. The plan calls for…
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Curator releases Boleo results
Drill results have been released from the Boleo copper-cobalt project in Baja California Sur, Mexico. In carrying out the 31-hole, 2,413-metre program, International Curator Resources (TSE) extended t…
Fosters plans second program
A second drilling program is planned for June at the Devil’s Pike gold project in New Brunswick. Fosters Resources (ASE) has drilled 16 holes representing 3,450 ft., which tested two vein systems in t…
Arequipa signs up Asarco
Junior explorer Arequipa Resources (VSE) has formed a joint venture with a major mining company. That company, Asarco (NYSE), can earn up to a 60% interest in nine newly formed Peruvian companies, eac…
Survey will clear boundary
An independent legal survey of the North 1 claim, owned by Ecstall Mining (VSE), will be carried out this summer. Measuring 300 by 2,000 ft., the property is in the vicinity of drilling being carried …
Gold Vessel cuts high grade
A third round of drilling on the Choco-6 gold property in Venezuela has intercepted high-grade gold mineralization for Vancouver-based junior Consolidated Gold Vessel (VSE). Six holes were drilled on …
Nixon Fork receives gold loan
A gold loan, amounting to 47,731 oz., has been granted to Nixon Fork Mining, subsidiary of Consolidated Nevada Goldfields (TSE), for its new Alaskan mine. The 27-month loan has a dollar value of US$18…
Geomaque works base metal property in Burkina Faso
Assays from geochemical and trenching programs on the Diapaga property in Burkina Faso are being welcomed by Geomaque Explorations (TSE). The geochemical work succeeded in identifying a copper soil an…
Atna adds to Yukon holdings
Junior Atna Resources (VSE) has expanded its presence in the Yukon. Having staked an additional 114 claims in the area of its Foot, Pak and Toe properties, the Vancouver-based company now holds 594 cl…
Tan Range Exploration tests Tanzanian gossan
Surface work on the Itetemia gold project in Tanzania is outlining an extensive, pyrite-rich gossan. Tan Range Exploration (ASE), which is earning a 90% interest in the property, reports that soil sam…
Carson Gold acquires Yunnan Mining
Vancouver-based Carson Gold (VSE) is making its presence known in southern China. The junior acquired 2 million shares of Yunnan Mining, a private company which holds interests in, and exploration and…
NEWS ROUNDUP — Golden Star drops Esperance
The French subsidiary of Golden Star Resources (TSE) has decided not to buy the Esperance gold property in the northwestern part of French Guiana. Guyanor Ressources had an option agreement with curre…