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Elliot Lake growing independent of mining

Although the last of the ore has been hauled from the last of Elliot Lake’s mines, the task of reclaiming and revitalizing this former one-industry town has just begun.Beginning in 1955, the mining in…


The Cambior drilling at Cameron Lake

Diamond drilling has begun at the Cameron Lake gold property, a joint venture between Nuinsco Resources (NWI-T) and Cambior (CBJ-T).The project lies 80 km southeast of Kenora, Ont. Reserves are estima…


Cominco deals for Peruvian miner

Cominco (CLT-T) has acquired a 25.5% interest in the Peruvian company Inversiones Colquijirca, which holds a 51% interest in Sociedad Minera El Brocal.Minera El Brocal’s principal assets include the 2…


Cordex inks deal with Cathedral

Cordex Exploration has signed an agreement with Cathedral Gold (CAT-T) to option the 75 North gold property in the Battle Mountain trend of Nevada.Cordex can earn a 65% interest in the 2,100-acre prop…


NDT Ventures drills near Nain

Drills are now turning on the outskirts of Nain, Labrador.The first of 15 holes to be drilled by NDT Ventures (NDE-V) on its Project 44 joint venture with Takla Star Resources (TKR-A) was started last…


Newmont, Sumitomo ink Batu Hijau deal

Newmont Gold (NGC-N) and Japan-based Sumitomo have reached an agreement to develop jointly the Batu Hijau copper-gold deposit on the Indonesian island of Sumbawa.Newmont will hold a 45% interest, havi…


Rio, Inmet bid for Peruvian play

Despite the recent decline in copper prices, Rio Algom (ROM-T) and Inmet Mining (IMN-T) have joined forces to bid for a large, high-grade copper prospect in the Peruvian Andes.The Antamina property, 4…


Drilling firms up Guadalupe de los Reyes

The latest round of drilling by Northern Crown Mines (NCW-V) has returned the highest-grade intercepts encountered to date at the Guadalupe de los Reyes property in northeastern Sinaloa state, Mexico….


Arauco to take over Back River

Homestake Canada, the Canadian unit of Homestake Mining (HM-N), and its joint-venture partners, Kerr McGee and the Maclab group, have granted Arauco Resources (ARU-V) an exclusive 45-day option to buy…


Drilling cuts gold at San Antonio

The first five holes drilled on the San Antonio prospect at the Minoro project in Honduras encountered multiple intervals of gold mineralization in two separate limestone beds.Selected intervals inclu…


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