Conquest cuts gold at King Bay (April 04, 2006)
A three-hole winter drilling program by Conquest Resources (CQR-V), at the King’s Bay property in the Sturgeon …
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San Gold flips switch at Bissett (April 04, 2006)
San Gold (SGR-V) has started up processing stockpiled ore at the Rice Lake mill near Bissett, Man., in preparat…
New Gold extends limits of resource model at New Afton
Vancouver – The first hole of the 2006 underground exploration program has returned significant copper and gold va…
Pioneer denies NovaGold access to Grace
Vancouver – While awaiting a trial date set for the fall of 2007, Pioneer Metals (PSM-T) has denied NovaGold Resou…
MDN starts drilling in Eritrea
It was almost 10 years ago to the day that MDN Northern Mining (MDN-T) began drilling in Tanzania, and to mark the …
Inmet puts Troilus on block, Wolfden shares in sock (April 03, 2006)
As it closes its deal to sell several properties in Arctic Canada, Inmet Mining (IMN-T) has announced its intention…
Bema advances Kupol
Russia’s Federal Agency of Environmental, Technical and Nuclear Supervision has approved a construction feasibility…
Nevsun pours first gold at Tabakoto
Vancouver – With the help of a 90%-national operations team, Nevsun Resources (NSU-T, NSU-X) poured its first gold…
Crystallex soars on Venezuelan nod
Shares in Crystallex International (KRY-T, KRY-X) jumped as much as $1.44, or 39%, to $5.10 in early trading on March 27, a day after Venezuela’s Ministry of Basic Industry and Mining (MIBAM) approved…
Gold Fields to pour cash into Essakane
South African mining house Gold Fields (GFI-N, GOF-L, GOGOF-J) has budgeted US$9.3 million for exploration and prefeasibility work on the Essakane project in northeastern Burkina Faso, a joint venture…
Queenstake reports 2005 output, lands Newmont as investor
Vancouver – Staying on-track with its redevelopment plan, Queenstake Resources (QRL-T, QEE-X) reported 2005 gold pr…
Desert Sun shareholders back Yamana deal
A Desert Sun Mining (DSM-T, DEZ-X) shareholders’ meeting has approved the plan to merge Desert Sun into Yamana Gold…