Virginia Mines Inc

A drill tests Virginia Gold Mines' lonore gold prospect in north-central Quebec.

lonore adds oomph to Quebec camp

While still in the early stage of exploration, the lonore gold prospect in the James Bay region of north-central Quebec is shaping up to be quite a find.


‘Tis the season for volume trading

The report period Dec. 8-14 saw the price of gold fall US$14.70 to close at US$437.10 per oz. in the afternoon in London. The gold index managed to hold its own and fell a mere 0.19 of a point to close at 209.11, and the diversified metals and min…


At the lonore gold project in the James Bay Lowlands: (From left) Jean-Franois Ouellette, president of Services Techniques Gonordique (STG); Franois Huot, a consultant with Go-conseils; Virginia Gold Mines Geologist Melanie Tremblay; Virginia's vice-president, Paul Archer; Alain Cayer-Projet, a geologist with STG; and Michel Chapdelaine, Virginia's senior supervising geologist.

Virginia improves Roberto

Virginia Gold Mines (VIA-T) has intersected significant gold at its lonore property, 320 km north of Matagami in the Opineca reservoir area of Quebec’s James Bay region.


Gold yoyos amid high oil prices

The report period Sept. 29-Oct. 5 saw the price of gold rise to close US$3.70 higher at US$415.40 per oz. in the afternoon in London. In New York, oil prices were still hovering around US$50 a barrel; the energy index was up another 4 points at 19…


Roberto improves with drilling

Virginia Gold Mines (VIA-T) has cut significant gold at its lonore property, 320 km north of Matagami, in the Opi…


Virginia upbeat at Eleanore

Virginia Gold Mines (VIA-T) reports impressive gold assays over minable widths from channel samples at the Eleanore project, 320 km north of Matagami, Que.



Consultant David Fortin (left) and Virginia Gold Mines' senior geologist, Michel Chapdelaine, at the Dom polymetallic showing during an exploration program in northern Quebec last fall.

Virginia makes VMS find in Quebec

Long a favourite among newsletter writers and retail-oriented mining analysts, Virginia Gold Mines (VIA-T) has been rewarded with several promising discoveries following aggressive exploration work in northern Quebec.



Virginia, BHP renew vows

Virginia Gold Mines (VIA-T) and BHP Billiton’s (BHP-N) diamond exploration arm have signed a third agreement in as many years.The latest deal involves jointly surveying, sampling and exploring some 25…



Analysts pick best bets for 2003

The Northern Miner asked five analysts of the junior mining sector for their recommendations and predictions for 2003. The list includes John Kaiser, publisher of the Kaiser Bottom Fishing Report, Don…


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