Coal sales soften for Elk Valley
Vancouver — Prices and demand for coal have softened in recent months, putting a damper on the projected financial performance of Fording Canadian Coal Trust (FDG.UN-T, FDG-N)….
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Aur rides the copper highway inspite of a few bumps
With the firing of its chief financial officer and the announcement of a new listing on Chile’s Santiago Stock Exch…
Sparring partners approve FalC budget (April 21, 2006)
The Fort la Corne (FalC) joint-venture partners have unanimously approved a whopping $43.2-million exploration bu…
Miramar grows Hope Bay resource (April 21, 2006)
Vancouver – A significant resource increase at its Hope Bay gold project, in Nunavut, has Miramar Mining (MAE-T, MN…
Inco’s earnings shrink
Higher production costs helped take a big bite out of Inco’s (N-T, N-N) first-quarter earnings, despite higher nick…
Bayswater-Pathfinder nuptials to unite uranium juniors
Vancouver – In a move to create an expanded uranium-focused junior, Bayswater Ventures (BVE-V, BVEVF-O) and Pathfin…
MetalCORP drilling turns up a basket of minerals
MetalCORP’s (MTC-V) property in northwestern Ontario is turning up an array of minerals that are both surprising …
Detour proving fortuitous
Drilling on Block A at the Detour Lake gold property in northeastern Ontario continues to yield high gold grades fo…
Alexco eyes exploration opportunities at Keno Hill
Vancouver – Alexco Resource (AXR-T) has moved another step closer to acquiring the assets of two companies that ho…
NovaGold looks to grab hydroelectric developer
Vancouver – Development aspirations for its large Galore Creek copper-gold project, in northwestern British Columbi…
Metalex recovers more diamonds from T1 kimberlite
Vancouver — A total of 243 diamonds has been recovered from a recent hole drilled by Metalex Ventures (MTX-V, MLXVF-O) to further test the T1 kimberlite pipe at the company’s 92%-owned Kyle Lake proj…
Indicator discovers diamonds at Barrow
The recent recovery of 176 diamonds from a piece of kimberlite float has Indicator Minerals (ime-v, imeef-o) gearing up for a busy exploration season at its 80%-owned Barrow project in the Franklin di…