Purepoint looks to leverage its early bird status
Being one of the first juniors in a region dominated by the majors can put a company in a good position. It’s a sit…
2006
Great Panther launches production at Guanajuato
Vancouver – Great Panther Resources’ (GPR-V, GPRLF-O) Guanajuato silver-gold mine, in central-Mexico, has officiall…
Partners jump at Jeronimo
BacTech Mining (BM-V, BMCFF-O) and Intrepid Minerals (IAU-T, ITDXF-O) are joining forces to acquire Goldcorp’s (G-…
Cardero and International Tower Hill head “North to Alaska”
Vancouver – With $14 million in its treasury, Cardero Resource (CDU-V, CDY-X) has agreed to invest $2.24 million t…
UPDATE:NovaGold looks to take over Pioneer
In the midst of a squabble over the Grace property in B.C., NovaGold Resources (NG-T, NG-X) has launched a hostile …
Oromin cuts wide gold at Sabodala (June 19, 2006)
Vancouver – Drilling by Oromin Explorations (OLE-V, OLEPF-O) on its Sabodala gold project in southeastern Senegal c…
Mega targets Mongolian, Argentine uranium
Despite a recently imposed 68% windfall tax on copper and gold, Mega Uranium (MGA-V, MGAFF-O) plans to continue wor…
Pacific Rim boosts resources at El Dorado
Vancouver – A newly completed, 18-month-long definition drilling program has boosted resources at the El Dorado go…
People (June 19, 2006)
St Andrew Goldfields — Ben Au appointed VP of finance and CFO….
LME Warehouse Levels (June 19, 2006)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, June 12, 2006 (change from June 5 in brackets):…
Toronto Stock Exchange June 6-12
Concerns over continued interest rate hikes south of the border pushed the TSX Composite Index down another 4.3% to 11,197.58 during the June 6-12 report period. Metals of all varieties took on a red…
Online chemical courses in Saskatchewan
The Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science and Technology is taking the “room” out of classroom with four online chemical technology courses that stress safety and accuracy in laboratory analysis….