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Vancouver — Ahead of schedule, Abacus Mining & Exploration (AME-V) has fulfilled the terms to earn its acquisition of the Afton project from Teck Cominco (TEK-T). The 70-sq.-km copper-gold project is west of…

Vancouver — Infill drilling by Nevsun Resources (NSU-T) at its Bisha project in Eritrea, East Africa, has outlined high grades in all three levels.

Alexis Minerals (AMC-V) has intersected significant gold and copper on its Cadillac Break properties in northwestern Quebec.

Vancouver — NovaGold (NG-T) has tabled a positive scoping study of its Galore Creek copper-gold-silver project in northwestern British Columbia, while confirming additional mineralization through drilling.

Osisko Exploration (OSK-V) continues to intersect significant gold at shallow depth at its Barry project, 180 km southwest of Chibougamau, Que.

Coeur d’Alene Mines (CDE-N) has launched anew its $2.4-billion offer to buy all the outstanding shares of Wheaton River Minerals (WRM-T).

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.