New Gold outlines deep zone at Afton
Vancouver — Underground drilling at New Gold’s (NGD-T, NGD-X) New Afton project near Kamloops, B.C., is confirming a new, deep zone of copper mineralization beneath the existing resource.
2006
Lonmin bids for AfriOre
Platinum producer Lonmin (LMNIF-O, LMI-L) has reached an agreement to acquire AfriOre (AFO-T, AFOFF-O) in an all-cash deal.
Crew buys Nugget Pond for Nalunaq ore (November 27, 2006)
Crew Gold (CRU-T, CRUGF-O) has struck a deal to buy the dormant Nugget Pond gold mill in Newfoundland from New Island Resources (NIS-V, NIREF-O) so that it can process ore from its Nalunaq gold mine i…
New uranium zone at Saddle Hills
Vancouver — A new zone of uranium mineralization has been identified by Western Prospector Group (WNP-V) on its Saddle Hills project in northeastern Mongolia.
Producer and Dealer Prices (November 27, 2006)
Antimony : Mid-mkt US$5,490/t.
Lundin puts its tag on Mantle Resources
Vancouver – Zinc-focused Lundin Mining (LUN-T, LMC-X) is boosting its exposure to prospective base metal projects b…
Metal price forecast — 2007
Metal investors can be forgiven for popping an extra bottle of Dom Prignon this New Year’s Eve. It’s been a rollic…
Exall shareholders approve spinoff (November 24, 2006)
Shareholders of Exall Resources (EXL-T, EXALF-O) have approved a reorganization plan that will see current sharehol…
Skeena cuts higher grades at El Corazon
Vancouver – Additional drill results from Skeena Resources’ (SKE-V, SKREF-O) El Corazon gold project in northwester…
Selkirk, Doublestar rise on E zone assays
Vancouver – Selkirk Metals (SLK-V) and partner Doublestar Resources (DSR-V) are gearing up to launch an underground…
Silver and zinc production in near future for Abcourt Mines
Patience is a virtue Renaud Hinse, president of Quebec-based Abcourt Mines (ABI-V), has nearly perfected over the l…
International Nickel Ventures up on new inferred resource
International Nickel Ventures (INV-V) and Teck Cominco (TCK.A-T) have released a new inferred resource estimate for…