Great Basin Gold buys mill for Hollister
Vancouver – Great Basin Gold (GBG-T) is trying to get two mines into production within the next six months and in r…
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Fortress cuts 111 metres of 19 grams gold
Vancouver – Fortress Minerals (FST-V) pulled out a long and tantalizingly high-grade gold intercept from the Amy zo…
Mexivada starts artisanal diamond mining in Sierra Leone
The 968-carat “Star of Sierra Leone” diamond was discovered in 1972 — just a few miles north of where …
Best-ever zinc grades at Scott Lake
Cogitore Resources (WOO-V) reported its best-ever zinc grades from recent drilling at Scott Lake near Chibouga…
Luna ends drill program with strong results
Luna Gold (LGC-V) struck upon some promising results at its Cachoeira gold project in northeastern Brazil as it wra…
Choice Spot, Tough Decision For Geologix
SITE VISIT Durango, Mexico — Geologix Explorations (GIX-T, GXEXF-o) is positioned on top of what could be Mexico’s next great polymetallic mine. Just an 85-km drive along a paved highway…
Agnico Bewitched By Kittila
SITE VISIT Kittila, Finland — Finnish legend tells of a powerful witch named Paivio who lived in far northern Finland with the primeval Finnish shamans, famous for their magic. One…
U. S. MARKETS – NOV. 25-DEC. 1
U. S. markets were down during the Nov. 25-Dec. 1 trading session on continued signs of a recession, both stateside and around the world. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 330 points, or 3.9%,…
TORONTO STOCK EXCHANGE – NOV. 25-DEC. 1
On Dec. 1, Canada’s benchmark S&P/TSX composite index experienced its worst one-day percentage fall since the crash of October 1987 — plunging 864.41 points, or 9.3%, to 8,406.21. The rout coinci…
TSX VENTURE EXCHANGE – NOV. 25-DEC. 1
All things considered, it was a fairly uneventful week for the S&P-TSX Venture Composite Index over the Nov. 25-Dec. 1 trading session. The board ended the week up 16.33 points at 739.12, still ho…
Reed Lake Drilling Paying Off For VMS Ventures
Vancouver — The Reed Lake discovery continues to return solid copper-zinc-silver-gold intersections for VMS Ventures (VMS-V, VMSTF-O).
Vaaldiam Looks To ‘Stop The Bleeding’
Vaaldiam Resources (VAA-T, VAAFF-o) says the world financial crisis and a 25% drop in rough diamond prices since September have forced it to shut down its Duas Barras alluvial diamond mine in Minas Ge…