Trigon shifts to uranium
Vancouver — Shareholders of the newly renamed Trigon Uranium (TEL-V, TELWF-O) have to be happy with its diversification from diamonds into uranium earlier this year, especially in light of surging pr…
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Shear recovers its largest diamond to date from Churchill
While results remain pending for a 19.5-tonne mini-bulk sample collected from a network of four new kimberlite dyke discoveries on the Churchill joint-venture project in eastern Nunavut, further micro…
Hillsborough eyes new coal docks
Vancouver — Hillsborough Resources (HLB-T, HLSRF-O) is gearing up to boost coal exports from its Quinsam mine in British Columbia after quietly arranging to acquire additional port facilities on a pe…
Arrow options properties in Atikokan
Canadian Arrow Mines (CRO-V) has signed options agreements to acquire four nickel-copper properties in northwestern Ontario’s Atikokan area.
Tribute pulls high-grade zinc at Arrow
Drilling at the Arrow massive sulphide project in the Confederation Lake area of northwestern Ontario has intersected more massive sulphide mineralization.
Benton defines new PGM zone at Bermuda (January 22, 2007)
Vancouver — Final assay results from initial drilling on the west end of Benton Resources’ (BTC-V) Bermuda project, near Marathon, Ont., indicates a new copper and platinum group metal (PGM) minerali…
High-grade nickel hole launches Starfire (January 22, 2007)
Vancouver — A hot drill intercept from its Langmuir nickel project near Timmins, Ont., gave Starfire Minerals (SFR-V, STFMF-O) a major market boost recently, as investors leapt on the junior explorer…
Avalon sends calcium feldspar sample to glass manufacturer (January 22, 2007)
Avalon Ventures (AVL-V, AVVTF-O) is hopeful that an agreement to deliver a 500-tonne bulk sample of calcium feldspar to a major North American glass manufacturer will lead to a long-term supply contra…
Diamonds North and Majescor identify targets on Banks Island
Highly compelling kimberlite indicator mineral chemistry and a newly completed airborne geophysical survey over a portion of the Banks Island diamond project in Canada’s high Arctic has provided Diamo…
Bema Investor opposes Kinross takeover plan
Vancouver – Bema Gold’s (BG-T, BAU-A) second-largest investor, Tradewinds Global Investors, said it will oppose the…
Typhoon winds down on resource estimate (January 19, 2007)
It wasn’t the reception a junior looks for when it releases a resource estimate to the world, but Typhoon Explorati…
Sultan launches Jersey Emerald scoping study (January 18, 2007)
Vancouver Junior explorer Sultan Minerals (SUL-V, SLMLF-O) is taking the first steps toward reviving a former min…