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Ten claims in Fiedmont and Courville Twps., about 35 km north of Val d’Or, Que., are being sold by Exploration Acabit (ME) to Western Quebec Mines (TSE). Western will explore the Mckenzie Break gold p…

The list of mining companies with advanced projects in Chile is extensive, and featured prominently are Canadian companies ranging from a “who’s who” of senior producers to fledgling juniors. Besides …

Large-column copper leaching tests are under way in Tucson, Ariz., on 6-inch-diameter core drilling samples from the wholly-owned Mariquita copper project in Mexico, Cominco Resources International (T…

The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) is a step toward outlining a free trading area that might ultimately stretch from Alaska to the tip of South America, says the president of the Business…

For the first time this century, investors are openly challenging the monetary value of gold. Many have proclaimed that gold is just another commodity, void of any real currency value, and therefore i…

A drill hole on Canmine Resources’ (CDN) Fer property, northeast of Flin Flon, Man., has intersected base metal mineralization. The hole was drilled to test a newly delineated gravity anomaly. Hole Fe…

The diamond-staking rush in Alberta and northern Canada continues to draw crowds, as shown by strong attendance at a recent conference here in the oil and gas heartland. The Calgary Mineral Exploratio…

Operations at Noranda’s (TSE) Horne smelter in Rouyn-Noranda, Que., were halted for a few days in early March following an explosion in a concentrate bin that feeds the smelter furnace. The smelter, w…

Although corporate Canada continues to crank out layoff notices and the “recovery” seems far from a sure thing, Canadian investors are invading the stock market. During the week ended March 9 — when …

Week’s Price (US) Change Gold* $326.50 $3.05 Silver* $ 3.57 $0.01 Platinum* $345.00 + $2.50 Nickel** $ 2.72 + $0.04 Lead** $ 0.19 $0.00 Copper $ 0.97 $0.00 Zinc $ 0.45 $0.01 Courtesy of Scotiabank. In…

A recent trenching program on Orvana Minerals’ (TSE) Central Inlier property in Jamaica has encountered high-grade gold mineralization. A series of trenches was excavated along a strike length of 120 …

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