Interlopers get regulatory nods
The Canadian Competition Bureau and U.S. Federal Trade Commission have granted anti-trust clearance for Teck Cominc…
Canada
ValGold winds up first phase of drilling at Garrison
Vancouver-based junior ValGold Resources (VAL-V) has finished an 11,351-metre drill program on the Garrison gold pr…
Goldcorp increases stake in Eastmain (June 13, 2006)
Vancouver – Goldcorp (G-T, GG-N) has boosted its interest in Eastmain Resources (ER-T, EANRF-O) by way of a $3.4-mi…
Compliance looks to energize coal
Develop metallurgical coal mines, get a “dual-fuel” power plant up and running, and continue to operate a thermal c…
Bright future for Peregrine’s crown jewel
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Drilling defines Ming sulphides
A directional drilling program at the Ming massive sulphide deposit in north-central Newfoundland is showing that lower-grade stringer mineralization exists in the footwall of the former producing min…
St Andrew to restructure equity side
Timmins-camp gold developer St Andrew Goldfields (SAS-T, STGFF-O) plans a consolidation of its shares and with it, a $20-million financing to develop its projects….
Rough trade
With the union’s rejection of management’s latest and “final” counter-offer on May 31, the two sides at BHP Billiton’s (BHP-N, BLT-L) Ekati diamond mine appear further apart than ever, more than eight…
Northgate sees ‘mine in waiting,’ at Young-Davidson
Recent drilling by Northgate Minerals (NGX-T, NXG-X) has returned more encouraging results from the Young-Davidson mine project in the Matachewan camp of Ontario, including a 66.59-metre intersection…
Arctic diamond hunt heads east
Vancouver — With most of the best prospects in the Lac de Gras diamond camp already in senior company hands, Canadian diamond exploration companies have shifted their focus to less explored areas con…
Doublestar launches drill program at Catface
Vancouver The Catface porphyry copper project on Vancouver Island was once among a list of promising projects hel…
Tributable resources
Junior explorer Tribute Minerals (TBM-V) has tabled a resource estimate for the Arrow massive sulphide zone at its …