Barrick zeros in on Nevada
Despite the amount of capital that has been pouring into the mining sector since around 2002 there have been very few major discoveries. There has been plenty of hype and tire kicking, but many of the…
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Sand Creek drilling hits uranium
An initial drill program on the Sand Creek joint venture ground in Converse Cty., Wyo., has returned a number of intercepts of uranium mineralization.
Revett drills Troy
Seeking to increase the resource at its Troy copper-silver mine in northwestern Montana, Revett Minerals (RVM-T, RVMIF-O) has started a mine-site exploration program.
Debate ramps up as Northern Dynasty’s Pebble grows
Vancouver — Northern Dynasty Minerals (NDM-V, NAK-X) says its huge Pebble project in southwestern Alaska now ranks as the world’s second-largest porphyry copper-gold deposit, and could get even large…
Freegold advances Almaden
SITE VISIT Weiser, Idaho — A buoyant bullion price coupled with past engineering studies has Freegold Ventures’ (ITF-T, FGOVF-O) recently revitalized management team convinced its Almaden gold project in west-central…
NovaGold gets permit boost in Alaska
Vancouver – NovaGold Resources (NG-T, NG-X) says the U.S. government is reinstating a key permit for its Rock Creek…
Northern Dynastys Rebagliati looks ahead to PDAC award
Vancouver – When Ross Rebagliati won the first Olympic Gold medal for snowboarding in Nagano back in 1998, he was m…
Barrick brings Ruby Hill back to life (February 27, 2007)
Following a successful re-start of operations, the Ruby Hill mine in Nevada poured its first gold in February.B…
McEwen back in Red Lake camp with Rubicon
Vancouver – Financier Rob McEwen is set to acquire a 35% stake in Rubicon Minerals (RMX-T, RBY-X), a move that tak…
Quadra rolls out Q4 and 2006 profit
Vancouver – Improved performance at its flagship Robinson mine near Ely, Nevada propelled Quadra Mining (QUA-T, QAD…
Goldcorp sees higher 2007 production, costs.
Vancouver – Canadas second largest gold producer Goldcorp (G-T, GG-N), expects to produce 2.6 million oz. of the y…
Jaguar Nickel moving to merchant banking
Vancouver Jaguar Nickel (JNI-T) is shifting its focus from mineral exploration to merchant banking and says it ho…