2005





George Stewart

George Oxley MacDonald Stewart, a well-known prospector and president of both Kettle River Resources and New Nadina Explorations, died recently at his home on the historic Jewel mine property, near Gr…


Eldorado stays in the red

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…



Map credit: Mining and Minerals Division, B.C. Ministry of Energy and Mines

Exploration booms in BC’s Quesnel Trough

Vancouver — Perception matters in mining, and for much of the 1990s, British Columbia was not perceived as a favourable exploration destination. Onerous government policies, land-use battles, and low…


Ivanhoe pulls copper, gold at Cloncurry

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…



King Coal in royalty dispute

Canada’s junior coal-mining sector is officially back: we have our first bitter legal battle over some small coal assets in western Canada….


Kimber tests structures near Carmen

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…


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