Sherwood tests high-grade core at Minto
Vancouver – Recent drilling by Sherwood Copper (SWC-V) has returned greater than expected grades and thicknesses f…
2006
Brilliant acquiring 25% of Aussie nickel mine
Vancouver — Expanding its roots into Australia, Brilliant Mining (BMC-V) plans to buy a 25% interest in the Kambalda-area Lanfranchi joint venture, which includes a producing nickel…
Glamis grabs Western Silver
Vancouver — Glamis Gold (GLG-T, GLG-N) has inked an agreement to acquire Western Silver (WTC-T, WTZ-X) in a share deal valued at about $1.2 billion….
Goldbelt starts Belahouro permitting
Following a positive prefeasibility study, Goldbelt Resources (GLD-V, GLDDF-O) has submitted applications for mining permits on the Inata gold deposit, part of Goldbelt’s Belahouro pr…
U.S. Markets february 21-27
Equity markets south of the border clawed upwards during the reporting period Feb. 21-27, but corrections in the metal markets proved to be too much for the previously buoyant resource sector. While t…
Iamgold boosts production while costs rise
Gold production by Iamgold (IMG-T, IAG-N) rose 3% to 447,000 oz. in 2005, while costs, reflecting the falling U.S. dollar, rose about 11% from the year before….
Axmin nails down permit for Bambari
The government of the Central African Republic has set its seal on a mining convention with Axmin (AXM-V, AXMIF-O) for the development of company’s Bambari exploration permit, in the…
Crowflight adds to Bucko
A consultant’s report for Crowflight Minerals (CML-V, CMLGF-O) has added an inferred resource to a previously defined indicated resource at the Bucko nickel deposit in northern Manito…
Base metal boom helps revive Canadian Cordillera
Vancouver — With base metal prices at or near record highs, everything old is new again in the western Cordillera, where dormant mines or advanced projects discovered decades ago continue to dominate…
PDAC names Ward winner
Tony Barresi is this year’s winner of the Mary-Claire Ward Geoscience Award….
True North donates gems
True North Gems (TGX-V) has donated two emerald necklaces to charities in British Columbia….
Nuclear renaissance a boon for Saskatchewan
Surging uranium prices have resulted in renewed interest in northern Saskatchewan’s prolific Athabasca basin, a region known for hosting some of the world’s largest high-grade uranium mines and deposi…