Exeter gets Argentinian boost
High-grade gold and silver results from nine holes in Argentina had Exeter Resource(XRC-V, XRA-X) scaling the marke…
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Campbell, Nuinsco cash up for Corner Bay (July 23, 2007)
Campbell Resources (CCH-T, CBLRF-O) is planning to carry out bulk sampling of the Corner Bay copper deposit in the …
Newmont settles in Uzbekistan
Newmont Mining (NMC-T, NEM-N) has settled with the Uzbek government over its 50%-stake in the Zarafshan heap-leach …
Lake Shore, Porcupine JV finalize Bell Creek deal (July 23, 2007)
After protracted negotiations and an extension to due-diligence investigations, Lake Shore Gold (LSG-T) and the Por…
Mercury use rising
It’s no easy task convincing the millions of artisanal gold miners across the globe that mercury, a substance they use routinely to extract fine gold from alluvial or lateritic ores, can be harmful to…
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People (July 23, 2007)
Manicouagan Mnrls — Erik Martin appointed CFO and corporate secretary; Arthur Hampson resigned as CFO but will remain a consultant during the transition period; A. James McCann appointed consulting d…
Northern Abitibi picking up properties in Newfoundland (July 23, 2007)
Vancouver — Northern Abitibi Mining (NAI-V, NOMNF-O) is shoring up its Newfoundland minerals portfolio with a deal to earn into Altius Minerals’ (ALS-T, ATUSF-O) Viking gold property.
San Gold finding deep gold at Rice Lake (July 23, 2007)
Vancouver — San Gold (SGR-V, SGRCF-O) is looking deep, drilling below the 5,300-ft. level of the Rice Lake gold mine in Manitoba, and finding that significant mineralization continues at depth.
Osisko adds resources at Malartic (July 23, 2007)
An updated resource calculation for the Canadian Malartic gold deposit south of Malartic, Que., has increased the inferred resource there by about 30%.
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Peru projects showing strength for Bear Creek (July 23, 2007)
Vancouver — Peru continues to prove bountiful for Bear Creek Mining (BCM-V, BCEKF-O). The company recently announced new drill results from both of its Peruvian projects — the Corani silver-base met…