Troymin funds work at Hawk Ridge
A $4.5-million financing will allow Troymin Resources (TYR-A) to continue drilling on various properties, including the Hawk Ridge copper-nickel project in Quebec’s Ungava region.Drilling will begin s…
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Mispec expands Indonesian holdings
By acquiring two new properties on the island of Java, Mispec Resources (MPE-M) has solidified its land position in Indonesia.The junior can acquire a 65% interest in the Jampang East and Pongkor prop…
Tapestry options Labrador claims from Falconbridge, plans program
Vancouver-based Tapestry Ventures (TPV-V) will option the Florence Lake property of Falconbridge (FL-T).The 430-claim property is in the Florence Lake area of Labrador, 150 km southeast of the Voisey’…
Tanqueray hits titanium at Harp Lake
Drilling near Harp Lake in north-central Labrador, Tanqueray Resources (TQY-A) has hit titanium-rich rocks.The company has been drilling to test a geophysical anomaly over its wholly owned Ross Lake p…
BASE METALS SPECIAL — Plata funding work programs
Plata Mining (PMT-A) is raising funds to continue exploration work in South America.The company’s list of projects includes the Helvecia zinc prospect and Hualilan gold project, both in Argentina, and…
BASE METALS SPECIAL — Southwestern options project
A recent option agreement allows Southwestern Gold (SWG-V) to earn 100% of the Dina property situated about 75 km northeast of Copiapo, Chile.Recent surface work has indicated that a porphyry copper-g…
BASE METALS SPECIAL — International Curator aims to revive historic mining camp in Baja California
Vancouver-based International Curator Resources (IC-T) is resurrecting this historic mining town, on the eastern coast of Baja California, Mexico.Mining in the area dates back to 1886, when a French c…
Cyprus and Roxmark drill at Geraldton camp
Cyprus Canada, a unit of Cyprus Amax Minerals (CYM-N), has completed drilling on the Key Lake property of Roxmark Mines (RMK-T), near Geraldton, Ont.Cyprus is evaluating this and other, nearby propert…
BASE METALS SPECIAL — SX-EW technology could trigger startup at Tiomin’s Cerro Colorado deposit
Straddling the continental divide in western Panama, the Cerro Colorado deposit has been the perpetual bridesmaid of the copper world. Twenty-six years after Canadian Javelin (under promoter John Doyl…
Orvana confirms Don Mario resource
Infill drilling at the Don Mario property in Bolivia is confirming a previously outlined underground resource of 1 million tonnes grading 13 grams gold per tonne.Orvana Minerals (ORV-T) is drilling of…
St Andrew funds work near Timmins
Proceeds from a private placement by St Andrew Goldfields (SAS-T) will be used to fund exploration near two mines in the Timmins area of northern Ontario.The company raised $750,000 buy issuing 2.3 mi…
Bema, Arizona Star hit gold-copper in Chile
Deep drill testing below the Cerro Casale deposit on the Aldebaran property in northern Chile is confirming the potential of a new discovery for partners Arizona Star Resources (AZS-V) and Bema Gold (…