2005

Vancouver — By mid-June, Sherwood Mining (SWM-V) expects to take possession of the advanced Minto copper-gold mine project, 240 km northwest of Whitehorse, Y.T….

Augusta Res. — Gil Clausen appointed president, CEO and director effective April 18….

A strengthening greenback and higher interest rates south of the border sent gold down another US$7.55 to an afternoon close of US$425.16 per oz. in London on March 24 (London markets remained closed…

Vancouver — Robust coal prices pushed Hillsborough Resources (HLB-T) into the black for both the last quarter of 2004 and the entire year. The Vancouver-based company earned $1.8 m…

International Uranium (IUC-T) has begun processing uranium-bearing waste material at its 2,000-ton-per-day White Mesa mill in southeastern Utah….

Vancouver — Lower production and higher costs at the Sao Bento mine in Brazil contributed to a loss for Eldorado Gold (ELD-T) in 2004. The company posted a US$14-million loss (US5…

Drilling by Ivanhoe Mines (IVN-T) has intersected significant gold and copper mineralization at the Cloncurry project, 38 km southwest of the Ernest Henry mine in Queensland, Austra…

Vancouver — Kimber Resources (KBR-T) is drill-testing structures at or near the Carmen deposit, a former producer at the company’s Monterde property in Mexico’s Sierra Madre gold-s…