Editorial: Sullivan tragedy grips the East Kootenays
Asphyxia’s gentle death has haunted miners since the first tunnel was dug deep into a mountainside thousands of yea…
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Nova Scotia enjoying gold revival
It’s dj vu all over again in Nova Scotia, with Acadian Gold (ADA-V, ADGLF-O) following in the footsteps of Seabright Resources by putting together a large land package of gold projects and doing a d…
Nevsun ships gold from Tabakoto
Vancouver — The first shipment of gold produced from the commissioning phase of the Tabakoto open-pit mine in Mali, West Africa, has elevated Nevsun Resources (NSU-T) to the ranks of junior gold prod…
Nautilus samples deep-sea deposits (May 25, 2006)
Vancouver – Ocean-floor explorer Nautilus Minerals (NUS-V, NUSMF-O) has returned high-grade copper-gold values from…
Cornerstone-Coastport cut high-grade massive sulphides at La Plata
Vancouver – This year’s initial step-out drill hole by joint venture partners Cornerstone Capital Resources (CGP-V,…
Wolverine feasibility bites Yukon Zinc
Vancouver — Shares of Yukon Zinc (YZC-V, YZCCF-O) shed more than half their value in heavy trading after the company released a newly completed feasibility study for the Wolverine zinc-copper-lead-si…
EuroZinc Mining draws market attention
EuroZinc Mining (EZM-T, EZM-X) has been a popular mining stock lately and it continued to draw heavy trading with the announcement of its first-quarter earnings….
Bolivia sending mixed messages on nationalization
“This is just the start,” Bolivian president Evo Morales told a crowd regarding the nationalization of the country’…
Everton, Linear cut massive sulphides in DR (May 17, 2006)
A 10-hole drilling program at the Loma el Mate property in the Dominican Republic has returned several significant …
Balmat floats first zinc
HudBay Minerals (HBM-T) has produced the first zinc concentrate from the reopened Balmat mine in upstate New York….
PGM Ventures to reopen Spanish zinc-copper mine (May 15, 2006)
With a full feasibility study completed, new management appointed, most of the financing and permits getting lined up, and copper and zinc prices soaring, the key pieces are now falling into place for…
‘Eskay-type’ target at BQ
Encouraging results from a limited drill program have prompted Endurance Gold (EDG-V) to stake an additional 20 claims totalling more than 80 sq. km surrounding its BQ polymetallic project situated 25…