2005

Vancouver — The wheels of mine development turn slowly in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), though Adastra Minerals (AAA-T) is showing progress in reviving the Kolwezi tailin…

Vancouver — An independent consultant has confirmed that the Surigao project in the Philippines has potential for porphyry-style copper and gold mineralization….

Colorado-based junior Taranis Resources (TRO-V) has intersected a high-grade gold vein 800 metres northwest of known mineralization at the Kettukuusikko property in northern Finland…

A successful round of exploration drilling this year by Gold Reserve (GRZ-T) at its large, low-grade Brisas gold-copper deposit in southeastern Venezuela has added 1.4 million oz. g…

Vancouver — Drilling by Kimber Resources (KBR-T) has generated a new target at the Monterde gold-silver property in Mexico’s Sierra Madre….

A 48-kg sample of diatreme breccia from the Kyle project in northern Ontario has been found to contain 26 diamonds. Metalex Ventures (MTX-V) has a 91.5% stake in the project, with t…

Vancouver — Cantex Mine Development (CD-V) has intersected encouraging values of disseminated sulphides at its Suwar nickel-copper-cobalt project in Yemen….

Vancouver — The Chinese government has given the go-ahead to VVC Exploration (VVC-V) to start producing gold at the Xing Tong joint venture in Shaanxi province….

Vancouver — The discovery of two new zones of mineralization is expected to boost the resource of Silver Standard Resources‘ (SSO-T) Pitarrilla silver project in Mexico’s Durango s…

Cogema Resources is returning to the Shea Creek uranium project in the western part of Saskatchewan’s Athabasca Basin with the intention of drilling off a resource….