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BASE METALS — Breakwater resurrects Tunisian mine

After a startup period of less than a month, the Bougrine mine in Tunisia, has begun cranking out zinc and lead at commercial levels.The mine’s owner, Breakwater Resources (BWR-T), reports that mill t…


BASE METALS — Raudin pegs copper resource

Raudin Exploration (RAU-M) has unveiled its first resource estimate for its Vondenbleu copper-silver property in the Mont-Alexandre area of Quebec’s Gasp Peninsula.Based on a 7,800-metre program comp…




Drilling adds more sparkle to Meadowbank

A winter drilling campaign at the Meadowbank gold project of Cumberland Resources (CBD-T) has connected the Third Portage and North Portage zones, while extending the adjacent Bay zone northwards.The …


River Gold buys Mishi

River Gold Mines (RIV-T) has acquired the Mishi Lake gold deposit near Wawa, Ont.The vendors, MacMillan Gold (MMG-T) and Mishibishu Gold (MGO-V), held 40% and 60% interests, respectively.River’s cost …


Shear slippage blamed for dam failure

A preliminary report by a Spanish consulting firm suggests that the Los Frailes tailings dam near Aznalcollar, Spain, failed when a shear zone in the underlying rocks slipped.In a report to owner Boli…


Canada issues silver coin

In sports, bigger is often better, so it is fitting that the Royal Canadian Mint has made its new sport-themed silver coins the largest-ever legal tender Canadian coins.The four 10-oz. sterling silver…




Grayd hits massive sulphides

In a continuation of last year’s drilling program, Grayd Resource (GYD-V) has encountered volcanogenic massive sulphide mineralization in the first three stepout holes in the Fosters Creek area of the…


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