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Aurizon extends Casa Berardi high grade

Underground drilling around the West mine area at the Casa Berardi project in northwestern Quebec has resulted in high-grade gold values for Aurizon Mines (ARZ-T)….


The pipeline starts to fill

This week we’re telling the stories of several mineral exploration and development projects in Latin America, but on their own they don’t quite convey the incredible upswing in activity by North Ameri…


John Paul the “Great”

We mark the passing of the Pope John Paul II, Karol Wojtyla, who is being mourned by millions around the world as one of the greatest pontiffs of all time and the finest leader of our time….



Lassonde named WGC chair

Pierre Lassonde, president of Newmont Mining (NEM-N), is the new chairman of the World Gold Council. He replaces Chris Thompson, president of Gold Fields (GFI-N),…



Petaquilla exec steps down

Vancouver — Richard Fifer has stepped down as chairman and chief executive officer of Petaquilla Minerals (PTQ-T) pending the outcome of an investigation into his conduct while ser…


The silver-rich Trench 4 zone on Bear Creek Mining's Corani property in southern Peru. Assays yielded grades averaging 3.7 oz. silver per tonne over 120 metres.

Bear Creek tracks silver, gold at Corani

Vancouver — Surface trenching by Bear Creek Mining (BCM-V) has uncovered additional silver mineralization on the Corani gold-silver project in southeastern Peru….


TSX rebounds as oil boils

Powered by rising oil prices, Canada’s resource sectors helped the Toronto Stock Exchange rebound by 148.5 points during the March 29-to-April 4 report period; the S&P TSX Composite Index finished…


Venture board weakened by gold’s drop

Junior explorers suffered continued losses over the March 29-to-April 4 report period as the S&P-TSX Venture Composite Index shed 16.07 points to close at 1886.28. Average daily trading volumes al…


Markets stable in US

U.S. stock markets were relatively stable over the period March 29-April 4. The S&P 500 index rose 1.84 points to close at 1,176.12 points, whereas the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 64.51 poin…



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