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Vancouver — Initial assays from Kaieteur Resource‘s (KTR-V) Altan Uul (Gold Mountain) project, in the south Gobi region of Mongolia, failed to show pervasive gold mineralization.

Ore-Leave Capital (OLV-V) has extended the strike length of gold mineralization along the Rothmundy vein system at its Baia Sprie project in northern Romania.

Vancouver — Vancouver-based Great Quest Metals (GQ-V) is turning up lots of gold from deep pits at the Kenieba concession in Mali.

Rejecting a sweetened bid from Coeur d’Alene Mines (CDE-N), shareholders of Wheaton River Minerals (WRM-T) have voted heavily in favour of the company’s proposed merger deal with Iamgold (IM…

The TSX Venture Exchange took a hit during the report period June 2-8, losing nearly 33 points to close at 1571.25. The price of gold has been unsure which way to go and ended the period at US$391 per oz. in New York, down from US$394 per oz. in t…

Typhoon Exploration (TOO-V) has intersected significant gold while drilling its Fayolle property, 35 km northeast of Rouyn-Noranda, Que.

Vancouver — Diamond drilling by Lumina Copper (LUM-V) has intersected wide intervals of copper mineralization on the Regalito project in central Chile.

Diamond explorers are returning to Sierra Leone and neighbouring West African countries amid signs that political stability is taking hold in the region after years of civil war.

Goldcrest Resources (GCL-V) has hit high-grade gold on its Youanmi project, 480 km north northeast of Perth in Western Australia.

After enjoying success in the Northwest Territories, some members of the original Snap Lake discovery team formed Nordic Diamonds (NDL-V) and began exploring Scandinavia in search of diamonds.

U.S. equity markets enjoyed strong gains during the report period June 2-8, with the golds generally lower and base metal stocks generally higher.