Lake Shore Gold hits deep high grade at Bell Creek
Vancouver – Lake Shore Gold (LSG-T) has found a much needed boost with a round of encouraging step-out drill results from its Bell Creek gold mine in Timmins, Ontario.
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Santo Domingo prefeas a feather in Capstone’s cap
Vancouver – Capstone Mining (CS-T) has released a prefeasibility for its 70%-owned polymetallic Santo Domingo project in Chile that shows relatively low capital costs for a project of its scale, just as costs are on the rise for its two…
Venture manages small gain in Aug.8-12 period
Vancouver – The market rollercoaster continued in the August 8 to 12 trading period for the S&P TSX Venture Exchange. The board plunged 129.21 points on the first day before climbing 135.07 points over the following four days to eek out a…
What’s not to like about Hathor?
Mike Gunning likes the fact that he can get from his desk in downtown Vancouver to within just a few kilometres of Hathor Exploration’s (HAT-T) flagship Roughrider uranium deposit in northern Saskatchewan by booking a commercial flight…
Market shrugs for NovaGold’s Galore Creek PFS
NovaGold Resources (NG-T, NG-X) has released a new prefeasibility study (PFS) for its 50%-owned Galore Creek copper-gold project in northern B.C. nearly six years after completing it the first time around.
Manson Creek shares surge on new gossans in Yukon
Shares of Manson Creek Resources (MCK-V) surged 185.7% on news it had discovered three new natural spring gossans on its Tell property south of Atac Resources’ (ATC-V) Rau claims in the Yukon.
Cashed-up Century Iron exploring Quebec, Labrador
Backed by deep-pocketed investors, Century Iron Mines (FER-V) has launched as a new iron play in Quebec and the Labrador Trough.
Obituary: Scintrex founder Harry Seigel a giant of geophysics
Canadian mining has its “Greatest Generation” too, and lost one of its foremost members with the passing of geophysicist extraordinaire Harold O. Seigel on July 13 at North York General Hospital in Toronto.
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Aberdeen International — George Faught resigned as CEO, but appointed as the vice-chairman and remains a director; David Stein appointed CEO.Altiplano Minerals — Charles Chebry resigned as president and CEO; John McCaffrey resigned…
Early results bolster Cartier
Early results from Cartier Resources’ (ECR-V) Cadillac Extension project near Val-d’Or show promise and the company’s share price responded. Cartier announced that channel samples from the project, which sits 15-km east of Val-d’Or in…
Major gold miners on an uptick
As fresh sovereign debt crises unfold and fears mount over a possible second recession, investors continue to look to gold as a leading safe-haven investment.
New 52-week high for New Gold
New Gold (NGT-T, NGD-X) touched a new 52-week high, a day after posting strong drill results from its Blackwater gold project in central British Columbia.