Virginia Mines Inc

New gold zones found in James Bay

Partners Cambior (CBJ-T) and Virginia Gold Mines (VIA-T) have found a new mineralized zone at their La Grande Sud property in Quebec’s James Bay region.The discovery was made in hole 175, which passed…



Quebec gold juniors still on the move

Rouyn-Noranda, Que. — The annual convention of the Quebec Prospectors’ Association, held here recently in the heart of the Abitibi, is shining a spotlight on the many exploration and development proj…


Drills turn at Poste Lemoyne (August 26, 2002)

Equal partners Virginia Gold Mines (VIA-T) and TWG Corp. (GWC-V) have begun a 19-hole drilling campaign on their Poste Lemoyne gold project in the James Bay area of northwestern Quebec.The program is …


Bench mark, golds and base metals raised a notch

The Toronto Stock Exchange’s Composite Index traded in a narrow range over the Aug. 7-13 report period to finish modestly ahead, at 6,528.98 points. The benchmark is nearly 10 points higher than a wee…


Ashton still bullish on Otish Mountains

Six years of regional reconnaissance exploration by Ashton Mining of Canada (ACA-T) and Soquem in the eastern Superior Craton of northern Quebec paid off in the fall of 2001 with the discovery of two …


Investment Commentary — Best bets for 2002

The Northern Miner asked five market watchers of the junior mining and exploration sector for their top picks and opinions for the year ahead. This week we talked with John Kaiser, publisher of the Ka…


Noranda-Virginia JV targets Quebec

Virginia Gold Mines (VIA-T) and Noranda (NRD-T) have signed an agreement to conduct geoscientific work in the north of Quebec.The deal saw Noranda subscribe to a private placement of 333,333 shares of…



Virginia forms partnership with Placer Dome

Weeks after announcing a “strategic alliance” with Noranda (NRD-T), Virginia Gold Mines (VIA-T) has teamed up with Placer Dome (PDG-T) to explore for precious metals in the Labrador Trough regi…


Majescor chases diamond deposits in northern Quebec

Exploration for a specific mineral will sometimes lead to the discovery of an entirely different commodity, as happened in the mid-1990s, at Voisey’s Bay, Labrador, when two prospectors found a world-…



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