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Prophecy Platinum starts winter drill program at Wellgreen
Fifteen kilometres off the paved Alaska Highway in southwestern Yukon, the Wellgreen nickel-copper-platinum group metal (PGM) project sits largely as it has since 1973, when Hudson-Yukon Mining abandoned underground mining there after one year…
Goldcorp falls short of production targets, again
Before Goldcorp (G-T, GG-N) began commercial production at its expanded Red Lake gold mine on Jan. 1, 2001, the company was a 100,000- oz.-a-year mid-tier gold producer struggling to become a senior gold miner. But by the end of the year, Red…
Tigray on the hunt for another Bisha
Recent drilling at Tigray Resources’ (TIG-V) flagship Harvest copper-gold-silver project in northern Ethiopia has returned several high-grade intercepts, including 21 metres grading 5.7% copper, 1.5 grams gold per tonne, 18 grams silver per…
Golden Predator makes gains in the Yukon
Golden Predator (GPD-T) started strong in 2012 with more drill results from the Sleeman zone at its flagship Brewery Creek deposit and a new gold discovery at Cache Creek. Golden Predator is the largest active-exploration property holder in the…
Midas leading the pack of Idaho gold explorers
Just six months after completing its $45.2-million initial public offering in July, Midas Gold (MAX-T) has firmly emerged as the top gold explorer in Idaho following the state’s recent resurgence as a prospective mining jurisdiction.
Huckleberry approves mine expansion
The board of Huckleberry Mines – in which Imperial Metals (III-T) holds a 50% stake, and a consortium of Asian companies (Materials, Marubeni, Dowa Mining and Furukawa) owns the remainder – has approved a plan to extend the life of its…
Randy Turner’s Independence Gold advancing 19 properties in B.C., Yukon
With $15 million in the till, newly listed Independence Gold (IGO-V) is looking to recreate past success in B.C. and the Yukon while searching for gold and silver. The company was spun out of Randy Turner’s former Silver Quest Resources on Dec….
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Bear Creek Mining – Lisa May appointed director of investor relations.
Correction
In “PDAC 2012 Awards” (TNM, Jan. 16-22, 2012, Page B14) the date of the awards evening should have read March 5, 2012.