PDAC sends Bill Dennis to The Rock
Allan Keats was careful to thank those who matter most when he took the stage as a representative of Newfoundland a…
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Sabina likes Hackett River preliminary economics (March 06, 2007)
Vancouver – Aspiring Nunavut silver-zinc producer Sabina Silver (SBB-V, SBBFF-O) moved another step forward with a …
Aurora builds Labradoruranium inventory
SITE VISIT Postville, Labrador — Born of a uranium asset spinoff from Fronteer Development Group (FRG-T, FRG-X) and partner Altius Minerals (ALS-V) in early 2006, Aurora Energy Resources (AXU-T, AUEGF-O)…
Churchill kimberlite find shows significant grades
At the Churchill joint-venture project in eastern Nunavut, mini-bulk samples collected from isolated surface showings of four new kimberlite dyke discoveries show significant diamond grades running in…
Forum applies a century of experience to uranium hunt
Vancouver — Uranium exploration almost died with disco in the 1980s, resulting in a generation of geologists with little experience in this specialized niche. But with uranium a hot commodity once ag…
Back to Lynn Lake
It’s been a tough sell to institutional investors, but Independent Nickel (INI-V, INIFF-O) of Sudbury, Ont., has raised the money needed to proceed with an ambitious drill program at the Lynn Lake nic…
Marathon PGM cuts high-grade
The two highest concentrations of precious metals drilled to date in the Coldwell intrusive complex in north-central Ontario have been intersected in recent drilling by Marathon PGM (MAR-T, MRPGF-O).
Basin bulk up
Two joint ventures in two weeks with the two giants of the uranium world have lifted Purepoint Uranium Group (PTU-V, PUMGF-O) above the host of other junior exploration companies vying for market atte…
BC boosts tax credit for exploration in beetle-kill zone
Vancouver — British Columbia is using tax credits in a bid to spur mineral exploration spending in vast areas of the provincial forest that are being ravaged by an infestation of Mountain Pine Beetle…
Sultan launches Jersey Emerald scoping study (March 05, 2007)
Vancouver — Junior explorer Sultan Minerals (SUL-V, SLMLF-O) is taking the first steps toward reviving a former mining camp in southeastern British Columbia that once ranked among North America’s lea…
Jaguar to be merchant bank
Vancouver — Jaguar Nickel (JNI-T, JGNKF-O) is shifting its focus from mineral exploration to merchant banking and says it hopes to create value for shareholders by making investments in undervalued c…
Copper surge creates cash for Aur Resources
Aur Resources’ (AUR-T, AURRF-O) production may have dropped in 2006, but a spike in copper prices allowed the company to more than double its net income to US$293.7 million.