Yamana beefs up Cerro Moro
Yamana Gold is getting a firmer handle on its recently acquired Cerro Moro gold project in Argentina.
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TRANSPORTATION: CN suspends study for rail line to Quebec/Labrador iron ore
MONTREAL – CN has suspended work on the feasibility study for a proposed rail line to new iron ore producers in Quebec and Labrador. The company says that looming slowdowns in mine development timing and the lack of participation by all...
ZINC-GOLD-COPPER: Chieftain given final permits for Tulsequah Chief
BRITISH COLUMBIA – Chieftain Metals of Toronto has received the final permits required to start construction at the Tulsequah Chief zinc-gold-copper mine 100 km south of Atlin. The parks use permit, occupant licenses to cut,...
IRON ORE: Labrador Iron raises $29M for operations
LABRADOR – Toronto-based Labrador Iron Mines Holdings (LIM) has raise a total of $29.98 million with which to fund the seasonal resumption of work at its Schefferville iron ore mine near the town of the same name. The net proceeds will be...
MINING PEOPLE: Global Crane, Great Quest, Kaminak, Sulliden, and Sunward
Ed Gibson is the new sales manager of Global Crane Sales for North America and Latin America. He will promote the company's line of Zoomlion cranes from the Houston, TX, office.
Taking a closer look at Taseko’s options
Taseko Mines could become a consolidator in British Columbia and also prey to companies like Lundin Mining, Capstone Mining or Teck Resources, Chris Chang of Laurentian Bank Securities says.
GOLD: NovaGold wraps up successful year
VANCOUVER – NovaGold Resources of Vancouver has wrapped up what it calls another successful year as it and partner Barrick Gold of Toronto move forward with the Donlin gold project in Alaska. Not only does NovaGold say it has strengthened...
GOLD: Temex drills 60 g/t at Whitney near Timmins
ONTARIO – Surface drilling on the northwest part of the Upper Hallnor portion of the Whitney gold property near Timmins has returned 60.40 g/t Au over 0.5 metres. Partners Temex Resources (60%) and Goldcorp (40%), both headquartered in...
GOLD-COPPER: Frog may turn into prince
BRITISH COLUMBIA – International Samuel Exploration of Vancouver knows it will take more than a kiss to turn its Frog gold-copper property 170 km southeast of Dease Lake into a prince of a producer. Meanwhile, the company conducted a...
TSX rises on global optimism
The TSX Composite Index was up 118 points to 12,801.23 points for the February 4-8 period riding improving global investor sentiment. Investor confidence was bolstered by an unexpected drop in the US trade deficit and data out of China that...
GOLD: Production begins at Detour Lake
ONTARIO – Production has begun at the Detour Lake gold open pit mine 185 km northeast of Cochrane following three years of construction and expenditures of $1.5 billion. With a project containing 15.6 million oz of gold and an annual...
COAL: Public comments invited on Echo Hill mine
BRITISH COLUMBIA – Hillsborough Resources of Vancouver has advanced the Echo Hill coal mine project to the stage that the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency is inviting public comments on the project. The project is located 44 km...
NiCAN and Nisichawayasihk Cree sign agreement to advance permitting for Pipy project
NiCAN (TSXV: NICN; OTCQB: NILTF) and Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation (NCN) signed an exploration agreement to advance the Pipy project in Thompson, Manitoba. NiCAN […]