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The Fraser Institute will host a conference on mining in British Columbia, to be held Oct. 22 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Vancouver.Entitled “Mining in B.C. — Eliminating Uncertainty and Encouragin…

With all shares of Diamond Fields Resources (DFR) now in the hands of Inco (N-T), the former’s Voisey Bay Nickel Company subsidiary has become a division of Inco.On Aug. 21, Inco’s acquisition of DFR …

Further drilling by WMC International, a unit of Australian-based Western Mining, has outlined more mineralization at the Tiriruniak gold prospect, 15 km north of Rankin Inlet, N.W.T.The prospect, for…

The latest diamond drill and reverse-circulation (RC) holes at the Hinoba-an project have allowed International Pursuit (IPJ-T) to expand its high-grade copper zone.The company continues to be encoura…

Donald Leishman appointed director.

Edward Posey appointed president and director.

Drilling on the Coleman Canyon property in Nevada, Aur Resources (AUR-T) has hit several thick intersections of low-grade gold mineralization.Since June, Aur has completed 21 reverse-circulation holes…

Roy Spencer appointed director.

Some long-forgotten titanium showings in central Labrador have caught the attention of Vulcan Minerals (VUL-A).At the Goose South project, 50 km southeast of Goose Bay, a geological crew from Vulcan h…

Basil Pantages and Larry Sookochoff appointed directors; Raj Pandya appointed president.

Michael Townsend appointed director.

In a bid valued at more than $1 billion, Barrick Gold (ABX-T) has at last made an offer Arequipa Resources (AQP-T) could not refuse.Under the terms of the bid, Arequipa shareholders can receive either…