Five years ago, Channel Resources (CHU-T) was one of many Canadian juniors exploring in the West African nation of Burkina Faso. Today, it’s one of the few still on the trail of bulk-tonnage gold depo…
A trio of deposits in the newly created Canadian territory of Nunavut is inching closer to becoming the cornerstone for a new era of mining in the region, where most of the existing mines are close to…
Corriente Resources (CTQ-T) has joined forces with Arizona-based Lowell Mineral Exploration and London-listed Billiton to explore for porphyry copper deposits in southeastern Ecuador.The area of inter…
Denver — Exploration drilling by Newmont Mining (nem-n) at its 51%-held Yanacocha gold mine in northern Peru increased reserves by 60% in 1999, over and above the 50% increase reported for the previo…
Junior Altoro Gold (ATG-V) has tabled encouraging rhodium assay results from drill core pulled from the Pedra Branca platinum-palladium project in Brazil.Half of the samples were derived from the Esba…
Gold Fields (GOLD-Q), the world’s third-largest producer of the yellow metal, is taking steps to expand its asset base, according to statements made by the senior vice-president of exploration.Speakin…
Preliminary results from 4,000 metres of core drilling at the Piteiras emerald property in Minas Gerais state have expanded the size of the deposit by roughly a third.Using results from the first half…
A deal with Royal Standard Minerals (rsm-m) is enabling Freewest Resources Canada (FWR-M) to extend its search for platinum group elements (PGE) to southeastern Nevada.The Montreal-based junior alread…
Intrigued by the results of a deep geophysical survey that suggests the presence of mineralization at depth, Fancamp Explorations (FNC-V) has launched a 1,700-metre drill program at its 64-claim Turge…
The improvement in copper prices over recent months could be a harbinger of things to come in the base metals sector. Nickel prices are fast approaching US$5 per lb. and even zinc has made a modest co…
Following in the footsteps of its earlier successes in Argentina, the Lundin group, through Tenke Mining (TNK-T), is stepping up exploration of the Vicuna project.Situated in San Juan province, along …
Following a visit to the newly opened El Peon gold mine in Chile, National Bank analyst Kerry Smith has issued a “focus buy” recommendation for the mine’s owner and operator, Meridian Gold (MNG-t).”T…
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