Quadra rolls out 2006 profit
Vancouver — Improved performance at its flagship Robinson copper-gold mine near Ely, Nev., propelled Quadra Mining (QUA-T, QADMF-O) to deliver net earnings of US$54.7 million in last year’s final qua…
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PDAC award latest for Rebagliatis
Vancouver — When Ross Rebagliati won the first Olympic Gold medal for snowboarding in Nagano back in 1998, he was merely showing a competitive streak that appears to run in his family.
Barrick brings Ruby Hill back to life (March 12, 2007)
Following a successful restart of operations, Barrick Gold’s (ABX-T, ABX-N) Ruby Hill mine in Nevada poured its first gold in February.
Royal Gold picks up Battle Mountain
Royal Gold (RGL-T, RGLD-Q) has made a friendly takeover bid for small royalty and exploration company Battle Mounta…
Trigon to acquire six Utah uranium mines (March 07, 2007)
Vancouver – Broadening its foray into the uranium field, the recently remonikered Trigon Uranium (TEL-V, TELWF-O) i…
NEPA process a litigation gauntlet
Vancouver — Anti-mining activists in the United States carry briefcases instead of placards these days, and are racking up victories through the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) — the federa…
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…
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…