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Peter Kennedy

Cash-rich Lundin in buying mode

Vancouver — With over US$400 million in cash, Lundin Mining (LUN-T, LMC-X) says it remains in an acquisition mode with an eye on long-life assets that it hopes to add to base metal operations in Swed…


Ontario nickel projects advance

Nickel projects in northern Ontario seem to be proceeding nicely, defying the predictions of doom vented before the takeovers of Inco and Falconbridge.



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How to get the right satellite map

Many mineral exploration properties are located in relatively inaccessible areas. These areas generally are poorly mapped, and the maps are outdated or difficult to acquire. An essential tool for a ge…


BY STEPHEN STAKIWReverse-circulation drilling on Freegold Ventures' Almaden gold project in west-central Idaho. From left: Vice-president of business development Kristina Walcott, president Steve Manz, vice-president of exploration Michael Gross, project manager Edward Fields and chairman Harry Barr.

Freegold advances Almaden

SITE VISIT Weiser, Idaho — A buoyant bullion price coupled with past engineering studies has Freegold Ventures’ (ITF-T, FGOVF-O) recently revitalized management team convinced its Almaden gold project in west-central…




Sand Creek drilling hits uranium

An initial drill program on the Sand Creek joint venture ground in Converse Cty., Wyo., has returned a number of intercepts of uranium mineralization.


Study says Maskwa has the stuff

A preliminary economic study on the Maskwa nickel-copper deposit in eastern Manitoba says higher metal prices have justified a higher resource figure.


New discovery at Amaruk proves diamond-bearing

While microdiamond results are positive for the first of four new kimberlites discovered last year by Diamonds North Resources (DDN-V, DDNFF-O) on the Amaruk property in the Pelly Bay area of Nunavut,…


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