Everton, Linear cut massive sulphides in DR (June 12, 2006)
A 10-hole drilling program at the Loma el Mate property in the Dominican Republic has returned several significant intersections of zinc-copper mineralization….
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St Andrew to restructure equity side
Timmins-camp gold developer St Andrew Goldfields (SAS-T, STGFF-O) plans a consolidation of its shares and with it, a $20-million financing to develop its projects….
Linear finds gold at Ixhuatan
An initial pair of holes collared some 450 metres southwest of the Campamento gold deposit on the Ixhuatan project, in Mexico’s northern Chiapas state, has yielded encouraging results for Linear Gold…
Editorial: Race to the Finnish (June 12, 2006)
The geopolitical whirlwinds now buffeting North American miners in the Third World are only underscoring the hard truth that oftentimes it’s best for us to stick to First World countries where there i…
People (June 12, 2006)
Augusta Res. — Bruce Nicol appointed senior VP and CFO effective Sept. 1; Donald Clark resigned as CFO but remains a director….
Bright future for Peregrine’s crown jewel
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Slow but steady at Leadbetter
Shares of Dianor Resources (DOR-V) have not escaped the downdraft of the junior mining market in recent weeks, touching as low as $1.20 per share in May after nearly topping $2.00 in March….
Alcan growing to meet aluminum shortage
Alcan (AL-T, AL-N) has secured 40% of the energy it would need to significantly expand its aluminum smelter in Iceland….
Arctic diamond hunt heads east
Vancouver — With most of the best prospects in the Lac de Gras diamond camp already in senior company hands, Canadian diamond exploration companies have shifted their focus to less explored areas con…
Toronto Stock Exchange May 30-June 5
It was a bearish week for investors, as the TSX composite fell by 5.92 points to 11,699.49 over the May 30-June 5 period. The gold index followed the price of the yellow metal downward, ending off 1%…
TSX Venture Exchange May 30-June 5
While exploration companies listed on the TSX Venture Exchange haven’t benefited from the commodity and metals boom as much as senior and mid-tier producers, the fortunate few with significant discove…
U.S. Markets May 30-June 5
Equity markets Stateside were lower over the five trading days May 30-June 5, as sentiment grew that the Federal Reserve Bank was turning to a tight-money philosophy. Fed chairman Ben Bernanke, in a p…