2005

Photo by Jim WhyteA drill turns on High River Gold's Taparko project in Burkina Faso in 1998. High River owns 80% of Taparko; the remainder is held by the government of Burkina Faso.

Potential high for Jilbey in Burkina Faso

Since entering into an agreement with High River Gold (HRG-T) in early 2003, Jilbey Gold Exploration (JLB-V) has acquired a commanding land position covering more…


Photo by Stephen StakiwMichael Gray (left), president of the British Columbia & Yukon Chamber of Mines, with the province's mines minister, Richard Neufeld, at the opening ceremony of the 2005 Mineral Exploration Roundup in Vancouver.

Record year for Cordilleran Roundup

Vancouver — The Mineral Exploration Roundup conference, held recently in Vancouver, attracted a record 5,200 delegates, compared with 3,900 registered delegates in early 2004….


Uranium market update

The nuclear fuel supply chain and the reliability of supply, especially of natural uranium concentrates (U3O8), continue to be hot topics of discussion in the uranium industry, owing mostly to increas…


BHP to drill in Manitoba

Vancouver — A unit of BHP Billiton (BHP-N) will drill-test the Stephens Lake nickel property, 100 km east of Gillam, Man. The property is held jointly by Cream Minerals


When you're this big, why be normal? A ball mill begins its journey from South Africa to Loulo in Mali.

Loulo development under way

Two large ball mills began their journey to the Loulo gold project in Mali in mid-January, as part of the construction program on the mine….


A 56.6-carat octahedral diamond recovered by Australian-based Crown Diamonds at one of its South African mines. The diamond fetched US$488,889.

Southern African diamonds lure Aussies

Vancouver — Once the exclusive domain of De Beers, southern Africa is today being explored by an increasing number of Australian and Canadian companies….



In praise of success

This year’s Mineral Exploration Roundup in Vancouver attracted more than 5,000 delegates, underscoring the better times the mining industry is experiencing….



Rio Tinto opens Murowa diamond mine

With its small size and risky location, Murowa won’t be making the cover of Rio Tinto‘s (RTP-N) annual report any time soon, but the company’s third and newest diamond mine has quie…




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