Thistle warns of Steyn reductions
Corporate restructuring complete, Thistle Mining (THT-T) has turned its attention to returning the President Steyn …
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Alberta OKs limestone quarry
Vancouver — The Alberta government has approved construction of the Muskeg Valley limestone quarry, near Fort McMurray. Project owner
Fortune readies for bulk sampling at Nico (July 25, 2005)
With a full feasibility study in progress,
The future of Canada’s oil sands
Today, 2.4 billion fellow inhabitants of this shrunken planet or about forty per cent of its population rely on traditional biomass, including wood, agricultural residues and dung, to meet their energ…
Suppliers Roundup (July 25, 2005)
AMEC makes offer for nuclear outfit…
Iamgold’s Quimsacocha drilling cuts long intersections
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Montana’s mineral potential
For those who have the courage and resources to challenge the environmental opposition, I’d like to bring to their attention a potential new mining district in Montana that was suggested by an explora…
White metals buoy junior board
Major silver and uranium discoveries coupled with nickel speculation rallied investors, pushing up trading volumes to an average daily tally of 34 million shares for the week July 12-18. Despite the a…
Ontario ADM John Gammon retiring
After serving under five Ontario premiers, three political parties and nine mines ministers, Assistant Deputy Mines Minister John Gammon is calling it quits and celebrating the occasion by throwing a…
Combination fells TSX
A double-whammy of looming interest rate hikes and a narrower trade surplus sent Toronto stocks 54.69 points lower to 10,163.03 over the July 12-18 report period. After some early resistance, the gold…
Southwestern advances Boka to prefeasibility
Vancouver — A preliminary assessment of the Boka gold project has prompted
Pindobau a test case for new model at Jacobina
Pindobau, Brazil — The principal test of a new model for gold mineralization in the Jacobina gold camp of Bahia state, Brazil, is a program near the northern end of the Serra de Jacobina, the line o…