Placer Dome green-lights Granny, Cortez Hills
Placer Dome (PDG-T) has approved development of its 60%-owned Cortez Hills gold project in northeastern Nevada and …
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The balm after the storm
Resource companies enjoyed a balmy bounce over the Aug. 30-Sept. 2 report period, with energy and coal companies catching the biggest uplift. The broad-based S&P 500 Index climbed 5.74 points to c…
NovaGold buoyed by drill results at Galore Creek
Vancouver — Recent drill results have given
Suppliers Roundup (September 12, 2005)
GRD Minproc to study Marcona…
St. Elias’ Gralheira results fuel investor uncertainty
Vancouver — Results from St. Elias Mines’ (SLI-V) latest drilling on the Jales-Gralheira gold project, in the Tras…
Cardero gets Pampa de Pongo iron resource
Vancouver – Cardero Resource (CDU-V) has received an independent resource estimate for its Pampa de Pongo iron proj…
Rio Tinto signs on at Pimenton
Vancouver — Mining giant
Mongolia’s Aussie ambassador
Perth, Western Australia — In the aftermath of the Bre-X scandal, Canadian Armand Beaudoin, a fellow prospector working with Aussie Doug McGay in Indonesia, suggested McGay should break camp and head…
Crescent focused on Manitoba U3O8
Vancouver — Newly listed
Kalgoorlie’s fleeting view of Robert Friedland
Kalgoorlie, Western Australia — He came, he spoke, he went!…
Mid-tier miners steal Diggers & Dealers spotlight
Kalgoorlie, Western Australia — While uranium was a much talked about subject at the recent Diggers & Dealers forum, stockbrokers, fund managers and resource bankers in the capacity crowd were me…
Diavik wins safety award
For the second straight year, Diavik Diamond Mines has been awarded the John T. Ryan Regional Trophy for select mines in western Canada….