Advanced Projects Ltd

The grass is not always greener on the other side of the globe: Junior explorer Cumberland Resources (CBD-T) has been making a name for itself as one of the better Canadian exploration companies, owin…

With results in hand from the final phase of infill drilling, mining analysts are awaiting a revised tonnage estimate for Corner Bay Minerals’ (bay-t) Alamo Dorado silver project in Sonora state, Mexi…

An Ontario judge has ruled in favour of Kinbauri Gold (KNBR-C) for the liability portion of the junior company’s dispute with Iamgold (IMG-T).In 1990, Kinbauri and Imagold had planned to amalgamate, b…

Armed with a war chest of more than US$2 billion in cash and debt facilities, mega-miner Barrick Gold (ABX-T) has gone on a shopping spree in the bargain-basement junior mining sector.In the past few …

Medallion Resources (MDL-V) has entered into an agreement to earn a majority interest in the Gui Gui lead-zinc-silver property in northern Mexico.The property, currently held entirely by Advanced Proj…

Russ Cranswick of Research Capital has once again given the thumb’s-up to Cumberland Resources (CBD-T), a junior company with several promising gold projects in the newly created territory of Nunavut….

Viceroy Resource (VOY-T) has agreed to sell its interests in 22 grassroots exploration properties in the Yukon to NovaGold Resources (NRI-T) in exchange for 3.4 million of its shares, representing jus…

Having kept Agnico-Eagle Mines (AGE-T) alive through some tough times in the past, retail investors still make up about 65% of the company’s shareholder base. But the mid-tier gold producer is now att…

Toronto-based explorer Pangea Goldfields (PGD-T) is protecting itself from the downturn in gold markets by focusing on joint-venture projects in Tanzania, Peru and Canada.The company, which has no deb…

With gold production reaching a record high and cash costs falling to a record low, Placer Dome (PDG-T) bucked the industry trend and recorded a strong financial and operating performance for 1998.The…

Tight times in the nickel industry have forced Inco (N-T) to concentrate on exploration at its advanced projects, but a joint-venture agreement with Tokyo-based Dowa Mining will permit less advanced p…

Despite having taken some significant writedowns in junior companies during the past few years, Teck (TEK-T) hasn’t shied away from its longstanding practice of investing in juniors with promising exp…