Val d’Or booming again
Miners, geologists and mining engineers are well acquainted with the benefits of life in the small, remote towns that dot rural Canada and the U.S.: the close-knit communities; low housing and land co…
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Royalties gets revised feasibility numbers (August 28, 2006)
The Raglan South project of Canadian Royalties (CZZ-T, CRYAF-O) appears to have better economics than a recent scoping study showed, following a review of the operating costs in the study’s financial…
High hopes for Hollister
Vancouver — An updated preliminary assessment of Great Basin Gold (GBG-T, GBN-X) and Hecla Mining’s (HL-N) proposed underground gold mine at the Hollister Development Block project in north-central N…
Gold jewelry demand down, investment demand up in Q2
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Suppliers News (August 28, 2006)
Genivar signs engineering deal to reopen Caribou…
Teck bows out
Having failed to raise some $5.7 billion overnight, Teck Cominco (TCK.A-T, TCK-N) quietly let its offer for Inco (N-T, n-n) expire on Aug. 16….
Buffalo Gold drilling expands Mount Kare
Vancouver — Drilling by Buffalo Gold (BUF.U-V, BYBUF-O) is expanding known mineralized zones on the Mount Kare project in Papua New Guinea….
Sheffield cuts wide copper at Moonlight
Vancouver – Sheffield Resources (SLD-V, SLDOF-O) has been drilling away on its Moonlight copper property in norther…
San Gold pours first gold at newly opened Rice Lake gold mine
Vancouver – The Rice Lake gold mine was officially opened by management of San Gold (SGR-V) at a celebration in Bi…
McVicar goes on Chinese shopping spree
Armed with around $2.8 million from a recent private placement, McVicar Resources (MCV-V, MCVRF-O) has picked up a …
QGX weathering Mongolia’s tax storm (August 25, 2006)
It takes a lot of blood, sweat and tears to develop a deposit in a young democracy. Sometimes all the work gets rew…
Patrician Diamonds’ Sahtu drilling disappoints
Vancouver – Drill results from Patrician Diamonds’ (PXC-V, PCGDF-O) Sahtu project, in the McKenzie River Valley reg…