Dispute triggered Mantle takeover bid for Ecstall
Vancouver – Mantle Resources (MTS-V, MTSZF-O) says its takeover bid for Ecstall Mining (EAM-V, ESMGF-O) was trigger…
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Alexandria drills Cadillac Break in Val d’Or
Alexandria Minerals (AZX-V) has resumed a 15,000-metre drilling program in Val d’Or, Que., which it started just be…
Sultan Dusts Off Jersey Emerald
Salmo, B.C. — In its heyday in the 1950s, this forgotten mining camp in southeastern B.C. supplied the metals that laid the foundation stones for what became one of Canada’s leading gold producers, P…
Peregrine Launches Winter Program on Tli Kwi Cho
When cash calls to its joint-venture partners went unanswered in December, Peregrine Diamonds (PGD-T) increased its stake in the WO diamond project in the Northwest Territories and, in turn, the DO-27…
Diavik Exceeds Expectations
Despite the challenges created by the premature closure of the winter road in early 2006, the Diavik diamond mine in the Northwest Territories successfully kept operations and construction on track du…
Persistence Pays for Cusac Gold
When Rory Almasi died suddenly after suffering a brain aneurysm in February 2004, it was a development that no one could have predicted.
Lucky Ship Moly Resource Doubles
Vancouver — An updated resource estimate on New Cantech Ventures’ (NCV-V, NCTVF-O) Lucky Ship molybdenum deposit, located 65 km southwest of Houston, B.C., shows a 133% increase in contained metal.
Tagish Looks to Grow Skukum Creek Resource
Vancouver — Prospective precious metals miner Tagish Lake Gold (TLG-V) says its 2006 drill campaign at the Skukum Creek gold-silver property, located 80 km southwest of Whitehorse, in the Yukon, will…
Adanac Moly Making Strides at Ruby Creek
Vancouver — Adanac Molybdenum (AUA-V, AUAYF-O) is gearing up for a mid-year construction start at its Ruby Creek project near Atlin in northwestern British Columbia.
Pacifica Finding More Mineralization at Howards Pass
Large base metal deposits discovered in northern Canada during the 1970s all faced the same obstacles to development: first, the costs of building mines and mills in areas with few or no roads, and se…
Ecstall Rejects Mantle Bid
Vancouver — Ecstall Mining (EAM-V, ESMGF-O) is telling its shareholders to reject a takeover bid by Mantle Resources (MTS-V, MTSZF-O) that aims to consolidate Mantle’s ownership in a northeastern Bri…
Cusac Chairman Has the Power of Persuasion
Vancouver — In an era when the term “promoter” has largely gone out of style, Guilford Brett still attributes his success in exploration to an ability to convince investors that investing in mining s…