Eastmain compares lonore South to promising Roberto zone
Results from recent trenching at the lonore South project in the James Bay region of Quebec show gold occurrences with some similarities to Goldcorp’s (G-T, GG-N) Roberto deposit, 12 km north.
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Ecstall backs sweeter offer for Mantle
Vancouver — Ecstall Mining (EAM-V, ESMGF-O) is urging its shareholders to back a $22-million takeover bid from Mantle Resources (MTS-V, MTSZF-O), a move that should kickstart drilling on the Akie lea…
‘Not a one-hole wonder’
Alexis Minerals’ (AMC-V, AXSMF-O) latest drill results at its Lac Herbin property in Val d’Or, Que., have injected some gold fever into both management and shareholders.
BC eyeing $9.5B in mine development spending
Vancouver — British Columbia kicked off the most important conference on its mining calendar by predicting that the province will draw $9.5 billion in mine development spending in the next four years…
Editor’s Picks: Top stories of the week
The small club of global nickel miners was the top newsmaker during the week ended Feb. 2, 2007, with substantial d…
Teck Cominco mulling options for gold assets
Vancouver – With about 50% of its exploration budget devoted to copper, Teck Cominco (TEK.SV.B-T, TCKBF-O) is mull…
Update: Imperial has top bcMetals bid, Taseko in retreat
Vancouver – Taseko Mines (TKO-T, TGB-X) has given up the high ground in the battle to acquire bcMetals (C-V, BMTLF-…
Adanac Molybdenum gets First Nations boost at Ruby Creek
Vancouver – Adanac Molybdenum (AUA-V, AUAYF-O,) is getting a boost from the British Columbia government and the Tli…
Lake Shore making bigger footprint around Timmins
Lake Shore Gold (LSG-T) has moved into the fast lane in its drive to go from junior explorer to gold producer. Th…
Aurizon finds new gold zone at Casa Berardi (February 01, 2007)
As it ramps up to full production at its Casa Berardi gold mine in the Abitibi region of northwestern Quebec, Auriz…
Barrick exploration head says easy gold has all been found
Vancouver – Life in the gold exploration sector is not getting any easier, especially for major mining companies wh…
Malartic drilling finds extensions (January 30, 2007)
Recent drilling by Osisko Exploration (OSK-V) on the Canadian Malartic gold deposit near Malartic, Que., has confir…