lonore estimate expected in 2007
When Goldcorp (G-T, GG-N) did the US$425-million deal to acquire the lonore gold project from Virginia Gold Mines in March, there was no reserve or resource estimate for the project and a lot of spe…
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Glencairn adds property near La India (October 16, 2006)
A $2.4-million purchase near its La India property in Nicaragua consolidates mineral rights on a known gold resource and offers Glencairn Gold (GGG-T, GLE-X) a chance to ship ore to its Limon mine….
Nevada Pacific sees potential to revive Magistral
Vancouver — An updated technical report prepared for Nevada Pacific Gold (NPG-V, NVPGF-O) shows that the past-producing Magistral gold mine in Mexico’s Sinaloa state is technically feasible and could…
Amerigo squeezed by restrictions
Vancouver — Copper production from Amerigo Resources’ (ARG-T, ARGOF-O) Minera Valle Central (MVC) operation in Chile will be curtailed after state copper company Codelco gave notice that it is restri…
First Majestic goes on Mexican shopping spree (October 16, 2006)
Vancouver — Junior silver producer First Majestic Resource (FR-V, FMJRF-O) will bolster its Mexican property portfolio with new acquisitions in the vicinity of its La Parrilla mine, in Durango state….
StrataGold hits new zone at Tassawini (October 16, 2006)
Vancouver — After recently marking the 1,000th drill hole (both historical and current) at its Tassawini project in northwestern Guyana, StrataGold (SGV-T, SAGDF-O) has hit a new gold zone….
CanAlaska, Mitsubishi partner in Saskatchewan
Vancouver — CanAlaska Uranium (CVV-V, CVVLF-O) has landed Mitsubishi Development as an exploration partner on its West McArthur uranium project in the southeastern portion of northern Saskatchewan’s…
603-ct Lesotho diamond sells for US$12M
South African Diamond (Safdico), the manufacturing arm of London-based jeweller Laurence Graff, paid US$12.36 million for the 603-carat “Lesotho Promise Diamond” found at the Letseng diamond mine in L…
PDAC develops guidelines to protect fish
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Suppliers News (October 16, 2006)
Kimberley awards A$120M contract for Ellendale …
Lake to talk to Toronto CIM
Darryl Lake, the executive director and CEO of the Northern Centre for Advanced Technology (NORCAT) in Sudbury, Ont., will be the guest speaker at the next industry luncheon for second-year students o…
People (October 16, 2006)
Altius Mnrls — Ben Lewis appointed CFO; Lawrence Winter appointed VP of exploration….