EXPLORATION ROUNDUP — Crown Jewel gets permits
The Washington State Department of Ecology has issued water permits to the Crown Jewel gold project, bringing it one step closer to production.The Department of Ecology granted the permits following a…
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EXPLORATION ROUNDUP — Antares explores Sumatra and Toodoggone
At first glance, the Toodoggone camp of northern British Columbia does not appear to have much in common with the North Lampung district at the southern end of the Indonesian island of Sumatra.However…
EXPLORATION ROUNDUP — Donner keeps faith at South Voisey’s Bay — Teck completes extensive program of mapping, geophysics
Donner Minerals (DML-V) and Teck (TEK-T) have hit only two 1-metre intersections of massive sulphides at their South Voisey’s Bay joint venture in Labrador, but the dream of finding another huge nicke…
EXPLORATION ROUNDUP — Quebec’s Quvillon area
awash with junior gold explorers — Several prospects, but no cornerstone deposit yetLebel-sur Quvillon, Que. — The pattern has been repeated time and again: a junior makes a mineral discovery in a p…
EXPLORATION ROUNDUP — Cambior joins Metallica at Cerro San Pedro
Montreal-based Cambior (CBJ-T) will join with Metallica Resources (MR-T) of Denver, Colo., to develop the latter’s Cerro San Pedro gold-silver project, 350 km northwest of Mexico City.Cambior can acqu…
NEWS IN BRIEF — Keaton Resources (KEA-V) has changed its name to GFM Resources (GFM-V).
NEWS IN BRIEF — Aquaterre Mineral Development (AGT-V) has changed its name to Quaterra Resources (GTA-V) on a 1-new-for-5-old-share basis.
EXPLORATION ROUNDUP — Juniors benefitting from Ashton find
A host of exploration companies has joined the land rush triggered by Ashton Mining of Canada’s (ACA-T) discovery of diamond-bearing kimberlites in the Buffalo Hills area of northern Alberta.* Victory…
EXPLORATION ROUNDUP — Rio Narcea boosts gold reserves in Spain — Denver-based junior expanding El Valle, Carles
Rio Narcea Gold Mines (RNG-T) has boosted reserves at its Spanish properties by almost one-third.The properties, which are centred in the northwestern region of Asturias, now contain total proven and …
EXPLORATION ROUNDUP — Mirandor joins Kinross at Nevada’s Carlin trend
An agreement with Mirandor Exploration (MIG-M) sets the stage for Kinross Gold (K-T) to earn a 50% interest in the Railroad gold project in Nevada’s Carlin trend.To earn the interest from Mirandor, Ki…
EXPLORATION ROUNDUP — Solomon continues testing Bombar First
Partners Soloman Resources (SRB-V) and Channel Resources (CHU-T) have announced encouraging drill results from the Bombore First project in Burkina Faso, West Africa.An 11,558-metre Rotary Air Blast (…
EXPLORATION ROUNDUP — Another season wraps up at Meliadine West
With $16.2 million having been spent on exploration there to date, the Meliadine West gold project in the Northwest Territories is being advanced from exploration to the prefeasibility stage. The proj…