Detour Gold boosts resource
Vancouver — Detour Gold (DGC-T, DRGDF-O) has reported a whopping 243% increase in measured and indicated resources at its Detour Lake gold project in northeastern Ontario’s Abitibi greenstone belt.
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Marathon grows
An updated in-pit resource estimate has boosted Marathon PGM’s (MAR-T, MRPGF-O) total resource at its Marathon project on the shores of Lake Superior to 3.54 million oz. platinum group metals (PGMs) a…
Thompson Creek drops 2007 moly output forecast (January 07, 2008)
Vancouver — Thompson Creek Metals Co. (TCM-T, TC-N) says molybdenum production for the year will come in as much as 12% below forecast levels, citing a recent rockslide at its 75%-owned Endako mine, …
Howard’s Pass keeps growing for Selwyn (January 04, 2008)
Vancouver – Selywn Resources (SWN-V) pumped $25 million into the huge Howard’s Pass project in the summer of 2007, …
Intl Millennium IDs platinum source at Jason (January 04, 2008)
Vancouver – International Millennium Mining (IMI-V) thinks it has found the source of a platinum stream geochemistr…
Roxmark’s big plans for Northern Empire gold mine
With visions of production by year-end, Roxmark Mines (RMK-V) is moving the Northern Empire gold mine in Beardmore,…
Thor shows promise for Taranis
Vancouver – Finnish explorer Taranis Resources (TRO-V) is proving up the potential of its Canadian venture, releasi…
UEX targets resource estimates for Horseshoe, Raven in new year
With the release of assays from 23 more holes from its Hidden Bay project in Saskatchewan’s Athabasca basin, UEX Co…
Letter to the editor: Surge in geo students cramps U of T budget
I am writing to bring to the attention of the mining community the problems that we are having fulfilling the growi…
Toronto Stock Exchange Dec. 18-19
The TSX Composite Index rose 2.71 points over the shortened pre-Christmas trading period Dec 18-19, ending at 13,389.82.
Strong loonie hammers Harry Winston in Q3
What could have been a strong quarter for Harry Winston Diamond (HW-T, HWD-N) turned sour, as the strong Canadian dollar erased the effects of higher sales and earnings — and then some.
Noront reports new high-grade intervals at Double Eagle
Noront Resources (NOT-V, NOSOF-O) is reporting promising new assay results from its rich nickel-copper find in the remote James Bay region of northern Ontario.