As an exploration and mining company that operates entirely outside Canada, Cominco Resources International (TSE) was ahead of the pack when Mexico recently opened its doors and made investment in the…
Inco Ltd. has made a lot of right moves over the years but, as has any company that plays such a dominant role within its industry, it has made a few boners, too. Each story, told and re-told, has com…
Today, the WNW Prospecting Syndicate, a venture funded by the Ontario Prospectors Assistance Program, began stripping overburden from a showing in the Geraldton, Ont., gold area. The Ministry of Natur…
Globe-trotter Sir Arvi Parbo will give a talk on Australia’s minerals industry at an Oct. 22 luncheon in Toronto’s Royal York Hotel. His speech will address such topical issues as land rights, sustain…
The Bank of Nova Scotia (known also as Scotiabank) agreed this past summer to invest US$75 million to acquire a 5% interest in Mexico’s fourth largest financial group, Financiero Inverlat, S.A. The Ca…
Toronto-based Hillsborough Resources (TSE) recently signed a joint venture agreement with Industrias Luismin S.A. de C.V. of Mexico City to provide mine engineering and contracting services in Mexico….
Sweden will put its state-owned mineral rights on the international block following a resolution that all exploration ventures managed by the government should be discontinued. Until recently, the Sta…
Active in Mexico the past two years, Vancouver-based Teck (TSE) recently set up a wholly owned subsidiary, Minera Teck, S.A. de C.V., through which it will channel exploration funding and own properti…
Despite tough market conditions, Minerva Gold Mines (VSE) is continuing to evaluate the La Conquista property which consists of seven claims within the boundaries of the producing San Martin mine in t…
Director John Lecky and major shareholder John Pope loaded up on shares of Hillsborough Resources (TSE) in September. Lecky bought 356,361 shares of the mining contractor for $2.28 to hold 1.32 millio…
One of the largest new gold discoveries in the U.S. will be further evaluated as a proposed open pit mining and heap leach operation capable of producing about 300,000 oz. gold per year over the first…
Drilling by Hemlo Gold Mines (TSE) is under way on the Omega gold property near Kirkland Lake, Ont., Greater Lenora Resources (TSE) reports. Diamond expert Christopher Jennings has joined Lenora’s boa…
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