Varvarinskoye advances
Vancouver — Despite winter weather constraints and a change in project engineers, European Minerals (EPM-T, EPMCF-O, EUM-L) is on track with development of its Varvarinskoye open-pit gold-copper proj…
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Oxus buoyed by Uzbek operations
Despite difficulties at its Kyrgyz development project, London-based Oxus Gold (oxusf-o, oxs-l) has been buoyed by operating success at its Amantaytau gold operations in Uzbekistan….
High River aims for 2007 startup at Berezitovy
It’s been a long time coming, but Toronto-based High River Gold Mines (HRG-T, HRIVF-O) is finally on the verge of securing project financing that will vault the junior into mid-tier producer status ne…
Western Canadian Coal gets cozy with NEMI
If the proposed merger between Western Canadian Coal (WTN-T, WTN-L) and NEMI Northern Energy & Mining (NNE.A-T, NNEMF-O) goes through as planned, the combined company will parlay northeastern Brit…
NovaGold bids for power
Vancouver — Development aspirations for its large Galore Creek copper-gold project, in northwestern British Columbia, have prompted NovaGold Resources (NG-T, NG-X) to launch a takeover bid for area h…
Cross Lake aims to revive QR mine
Vancouver — An independent feasibility study commissioned by Cross Lake Minerals (CRN-T, CLKMF-O) has concluded that the past-producing QR gold mine near Quesnel, B.C., could be placed back into prod…
ATAC stakes Yukon gold-silver prospect
Vancouver — A staking effort has provided ATAC Resources (ATC-V, ATADF-O) with an intrusive-hosted gold-silver prospect in the Dawson Range of the western Yukon….
Anaconda to dewater Damoti ramp
Following a preliminary economic assessment, junior explorers Anaconda Gold (ANX-V, ANXGF-O) and Doublestar Resources (DSR-V, DOUBF-O) are budgeting a program of dewatering and bulk sampling at the Da…
San Gold flips switch at Bissett (April 24, 2006)
San Gold (SGR-V, SGRCF-O) has started processing stockpiled ore at the Rice Lake mill near Bissett, Man., in preparation for putting the San Antonio gold mine back into production….
Conquest cuts gold at King Bay (April 24, 2006)
A 3-hole winter drilling program by Conquest Resources (CQR-V, CQRL-O), at the King’s Bay property in the Sturgeon Lake area of northwestern Ontario, has intersected stockwork gold mineralization….
Orezone pins estimate on Sega (April 24, 2006)
Ottawa-based junior Orezone Resources (OZN-T, OZN-X) now has a resource estimate for its Sega gold project in northern Burkina Faso, which the company hopes to expand based on new drilling….
Coal sales soften for Elk Valley
Vancouver — Prices and demand for coal have softened in recent months, putting a damper on the projected financial performance of Fording Canadian Coal Trust (FDG.UN-T, FDG-N)….