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Noramco Capital President Murray Sinclair recently increased his stake in Noramco Mining (TSE) to 24% by paying Breakwater Resources (TSE) $1.4 million for a block of shares. According to the Ontario …

Increased gold purchases by the state-run gold authority here have led to official predictions of a record-breaking production year in this key sector, Guyana’s fifth ranked foreign exchange earner. F…

Western markets continued to slide over the period ended Apr. 21, with the Easter long weekend dampening an already lacklustre mood for resource issues. The Vancouver Stock Exchange composite index sl…

A total of 57,070 oz. gold was produced last year by Canyon Resources (NASDAQ) from the Kendall mine in Montana, an increase of 104% from the company’s gold output in 1990. This improved operating per…

Tournigan Mining Exploration Ltd. (TGN:VSE) has changed its name to International Tournigan Corp. (ITG:VSE) with a consolidation of capital on a 1-new-for-5-old-share basis. The transfer agent is Mont…

The staking of an additional 89 claims on and around the Williams Creek property by partners Western Copper Holdings (VSE) and Thermal Exploration (ASE) brings the companies’ holdings in the area up t…

Toronto-based Hemlo Gold Mines (TSE) recently increased its stake in Freewest Resources (TSE) to 13.4% by purchasing 268,516 common shares under financing agreements signed during the past two years. …

Amax Gold (TSE) has won an award from the California Mining Association for a comprehensive plan to reclaim the Hayden Hill gold mine in Susanville, Calif. A combined effort involving environmental an…

Deeply concerned about their chances of finding another substantial orebody to replace reserves at the aging Kidd Creek copper-zinc-silver mine, geologists at Falconbridge’s Timmins exploration office…

BGR Precious Metals (TSE), the only closed end gold investment fund to survive the recent slump in bullion prices, recently cancelled its quarterly dividend. The 25 cents dividend was scheduled to be …

A 5-hole drill program was recently completed on the Newton Hill property southwest of Williams Lake, B.C., and about 24 miles north of the Fish Lake deposit. Verdstone Resources (VSE) is in the proce…

The Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), a member nation of the Russian federation, has secured the right to retain 10% of its rough diamond production for independent sale, De Beers Centenary reports. Yakuti…