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GlobeStar Mining (GMI-V) and Everton Resources (EVR-V) continue to hit significant values at their Doa Loretta copper porphyry project, 100 km northeast of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

Adastra Minerals (AMZ-T) (formerly America Mineral Fields) has resumed talks with state-owned Gnrale des carrires et des mines (Gcamines) in the interest of reactivating the Kipushi zinc-copper project in the Democratic Repu…

Vancouver — Miramar Mining (MAE-T) has suffered another setback at the Doris North gold deposit, part of the Hope Bay project, 65 km east of Bathurst Inlet in Nunavut.

Noranda (NRD-T) says a chemical leak that shut down a plant at a Quebec zinc refinery, 30 km west of Montreal, did not harm local residents or affect production.

Proposed changes in Honduran mining regulations have prompted Defiance Mining (DM-T) to drop its option on the Zopilote gold property, in the western department of Santa Barbara.

Iron miner Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF-N) says workers at four operations it manages have ratified 4-year labour agreements that call for a 9% wage increase over the course of the deals. The contracts expire Sept. 1, 2008.

Vancouver — Rubicon Minerals (RMX) has intersected more high-grade gold mineralization in the Phoenix zone of its McFinley project in Ontario’s Red Lake camp.

Vancouver — Metallurgical testing on material taken from the Huevos Verdes gold-silver vein in southern Argentina has resulted in encouraging recoveries for 49-51 partners Minera Andes (MAI-V) and Mauricio Hochschild &…