Pacific North West buys past-producing Nixon Fork gold mine
While many resource companies are experiencing considerable pain in a bear market precipitated by worldwide recessi…
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Record year for US mine penalties
Vancouver – Fines for safety violations at American mines soared to an all-time high in 2008. Over the past three y…
Victoria Gold gets busy in Nevada
Nevada-focused Victoria Gold (VIT-V, VITFF-O) plans to focus on five core projects this year, be it drilling, engin…
Atna primed to pour gold again at Briggs
Vancouver – It sat idle for five years but now Atna Resources (ATN-T) has breathed new life into the Briggs gold mi…
Domestic beryllium supply a critical issue for Pentagon
The United States Department of Defense and a special Pentagon board have published a report calling high-purity …
Hecla restructures debt; raises US$65.6 million in public offering
Hecla Mining (HL-n) is juggling debt and issuing shares to help repay a loan it took to buy out its majority partne…
UPDATE: As profits pinched BHP sees opportunities
Vancouver – Despite a mixed bag of financial results in its half-year ending Dec. 31., BHP Billiton’s (BHP-N, BLT-L…
Sanu proves up VMS resource in Eritrea
Vancouver – After ten years in Eritrea Sanu Resources (SNU-V) has defined its first resource in the West African co…
Mesquite gold mine back in the saddle
Western Goldfields (WGI-T, WGW-X) has just marked one year of production at the past-producing Mesquite g…
Exeter releases Caspiche and Cerro Moro gold assays
Exeter Resource (XRC-V, XRA-X) has reported drilling results from its Caspiche gold-copper project and Cerro Moro…
BHP Billiton profits pinched
Vancouver – BHP Billiton (BHP-N, BLT-L, BHP-A) reports a mixed bag of results in its half-year ending Dec. 31.
Claude finds more high-grade at Seabee Deeps
Vancouver – Claude Resources (CRJ-T) is being rewarded for its effort to find new mineralization to feed its Seabee…