Diamondex grants Canada Nickel option to earn into nickel properties
Privately held Canada Nickel Corp. has signed an option agreement with Diamondex Resources (DSP-V, DMDXF-O) to earn…
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Diamond junior Shear Minerals hedges bets with potash earn-in
Like many other diamond juniors that have seen their share prices tank over the last year, Shear Minerals (SRM-V) h…
Conservative but clever: Agnico-Eagle strategy pays off with Goldex opening
SITE VISIT VAL-D’OR, QUE. — While Agnico-Eagles Mines (AEM-T, AEM-N) hails its simple mining process as a key to the economic success of its latest mine, that doesn’t mean getting…
Eastmain raising $14M for Eau Claire
VANCOUVER–You might say Eastmain Resources (ER-T, EANRF-O) has a golden touch: the company recently announced visible gold in 34 of 51 holes drilled during its 2007 program at its Eau Claire deposit,…
Avanti buys past-producing Kitsault moly mine
The current bull market in mining has been characterized by the redevelopment of many deposits that were mothballed during the long slump in commodity prices. Avanti Mining (AVMI-C, AVNMF-O) is joinin…
Young-Davidson economic, but just barely
VANCOUVER — Forced to mothball production plans for its Kemess North project in British Columbia, Northgate Minerals (NGX-T, NXG-X) turned its attention elsewhere. Now it has been rewarded for its ab…
Tenajon hits long moly intercepts in Newfoundland
VANCOUVER — From one coast of Canada to the other, Tenajon Resources’ (TJS-V, TJRUF-O) drills have been hitting good molybdenum grades.
Old core, new gold at Cochrane Hill
VANCOUVER — By dusting off decades-old drill core and reanalyzing it, Australian-listed Atlantic Gold (ATV-A) has doubled the indicated resources at Cochrane Hill to 200,000 oz. gold, a project 200 k…
Potash and uranium are key themes in RBC conference
The RBC Global Mining and Materials Conference was hosted by RBC Capital Markets on June 10-11 in Toronto. The conf…
Noront tallies high grade estimate at Eagle One
Vancouver – Since the discovery hole at the Double Eagle property in northeast Ontario hit massive sulphide mineral…
First Nickel on firmer ground
First Nickel (FNI-T) wants to put market uncertainty around its Lockerby nickel mine in Sudbury to bed. And wit…
VMS Ventures hits 10% copper
Vancouver – A 33-metre intercept grading more than 10% copper was enough to put the spotlight back on VMS Ventures …