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Drill results from the Wesdome gold project near Val d’Or warrant underground exploration, reports Toronto-based Western Quebec Mines (WQM-T).Since April, the company (WQM) has drilled 73 surface hole…

The shine was off the precious metals this past week, with gold dropping $2.25 to US$296.60 per oz., platinum slumping $5.50 to US$340.50 per oz., palladium slipping $5 to US$276 per oz. and silver sl…

Last month, I participated in the Mine Tour Program for Members of Parliament, organized by Mining Works for Canada. Through the program, I travelled to Timmins and spent an entire day touring the und…

Gold Fields LimitedGold Fields Ghana, a subsidiary of Gold Fields Limited, which is one of the largest gold producers in the world, has achieved full production at 300000 tons ore per month in the pla…

Junior Ventures Resource (VRS-V) has re-secured the right to explore 3 million acres of central Alaska.The company negotiated a 2-year extension to its land holdings with the Alaska native corporation…

This week we introduce our own indices of market performance in the mining sector: The Northern Miner North American Mining Index and The Northern Miner Small Producers Index both of which can be foun…

Exploration, development and production spending in Alaska topped $1.2 billion in 1997, up from $1 billion in 1996, according to figures released by the Department of Natural Resources.The report, ent…

Attention during the report period Sept. 23-29 was focused on Washington, D.C., where the U.S. Federal Reserve Board dropped the influential federal-funds rate to 5.25% from 5.5%. The move was designe…

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As mining winds down at Detour Lake, 200 km north of Timmins, Ont., Pelangio-Larder Mines (PLLM-C) has moved to assemble the dominant land position in the area by buying up the Placer Dome (PDG-T) pro…

“I’ve heard they’ve got 15 million ounces of gold,” the broker said. “The news is all over the Street.”In the heady days of 1995 and 1996, it was something you heard all the time: ounces, ounces, ounc…