Northern Shield gets good indicators in northern Ontario
Till sampling at Northern Shield Resources’s (NRN-V) Eastbank property indicates that the property may host a mafic…
Canada
Chinese partners up the ante in takeover battle for Yukon Zinc
Vancouver – Yukon Zinc (YZC-V) has meticulously advanced the silver-rich polymetallic Wolverine project in the Yuko…
Will technology derail the uranium boom? (April 28, 2008)
Emerging from a long slump, uranium has consistently proven itself as a hot commodity over the last decade, with a price performance nothing short of stellar. According to Ux Consulting Co. of Roswell…
Aurizon weighs JV with Radisson
Aurizon Mines (ARZ-T, AZK-X) is considering a joint venture with Radisson Mining Resources (RDS-V) for the O’Brien-Kewagama property, home to the past-producing high-grade O’Brien gold mine, in the Ab…
Alberta Star explores historic uranium area
Alberta Star Development (ASX-V, ASXSF-O) delved deep into the Northwest Territories’ uranium past and is finding what could develop into the area’s future.
Thompson Creek weighs risk and reward at Davidson (April 28, 2008)
VANCOUVER — Risk-averse major mining companies didn’t rush to revive molybdenum properties as prices began to climb in 2004, after averaging US$4.50 per lb. for a decade. They’d seen moly prices soar…
Osisko predicts 14-year life at Canadian Malartic gold project
A scoping study of the Canadian Malartic gold project near Val d’Or, Que., suggests the deposit will produce 572,000 oz. gold per year at a cash cost of US$314 per oz. for the first three years of pro…
Premier shifts focus to Geraldton gold project
Premier Gold Mines (PG-T, PIRGF-O) plans to drill 50,000 to 100,000 metres on its exploration projects in Northwestern Ontario and Mexico this year with a new focus on its project in Geraldton, Ont.
Crosshair budgets $10M for Labrador
Crosshair Exploration & Mining (CXX-V, CXZ-X) has closed a $15- million bought-deal financing to continue exploring on its Central Mineral Belt uranium property in Labrador.
Champion expands iron property in Labrador
Champion Minerals (CHM-V) is buying up yet more land next door to its wholly owned Attikamagen Lake iron property in Labrador.
Northern BC power line could spark investment
VANCOUVER — A power line into northern British Columbia could attract $3.5 billion in mining investment, according to the preliminary results of an independent study by Macquarie North America.
ValGold files resource on Garrison gold property
The main sulphide gold zones of its 100%-owned Garrison gold property in northeastern Ontario contain an indicated resource of 186,725 tonnes grading 8.06 grams gold per tonne, ValGold Resources (VAL-…