MONEY: Barrick offers securities worth $1.25 billion TORONTO — Barrick Gold subsidiary Barrick Australia Finance is offering US$1.25 billion in debt securiti... Canadian Mining Journal Staff | October 18, 2009 | 5:00 pm
MINE OF THE YEAR: De Beers Canada’s Victor diamond mine ONTARIO — The De Beers Canada Victor diamond mine has been named "2009 Mine of the Year" by the readers ... Canadian Mining Journal Staff | October 18, 2009 | 5:00 pm
BENEFITS AGREEMENT: Taykwa Tagamou, Detour Gold sign memorandum TORONTO — Detour Gold Corp. and the Taykwa Tagamou Nation have signed a memorandum of understanding that... Canadian Mining Journal Staff | October 18, 2009 | 5:00 pm
ZINC-LEAD MINING: Penasquito enters ranks of producers MEXICO — Vancouver-based Goldcorp has entered the ranks of base metal producers with the production of t... Canadian Mining Journal Staff | October 18, 2009 | 5:00 pm
CANADIAN PERSPECTIVE: Australian prisons trade jail for the Olympic Dam mine The English established their first colony in Australia in 1788. For some reason they thought the continent wo... Canadian Mining Journal Staff | October 18, 2009 | 5:00 pm
ZINC-GOLD DEVELOPMENT: HudBay to spend $85 million on Lalor development MANITOBA — HudBay Minerals of Toronto has promised $85 million to fund the production ramp for the Lalor... Canadian Mining Journal Staff | October 14, 2009 | 5:00 pm
COPPER-GOLD STUDY: Mt. Milligan update puts gold reserves at 6 million oz BRITISH COLUMBIA — Vancouver's Terrane Metals has received an updated feasibility study that increases g... Canadian Mining Journal Staff | October 14, 2009 | 5:00 pm
NICKEL RESOURCES: Canadian Royalties increase numbers at Nunavik QUEBEC — Canadian Royalties of Montreal keeps outlining more mineralization at its Nunavik nickel projec... Canadian Mining Journal Staff | October 14, 2009 | 5:00 pm
GOLD-COPPER EXPLORATION: Barrick to acquire 70% of El Morro project near Pascua-Lama CHILE — Barrick Gold of Toronto is offering US$465 million in cash for Xstrata's 70% interest in the El ... Canadian Mining Journal Staff | October 14, 2009 | 5:00 pm
GOLD EXPLORATION: San Gold to acquire first property near Timmins ONTARIO — San Gold, the high-grade gold miner from Bissett, MB, is making its first foray outside that p... Canadian Mining Journal Staff | October 14, 2009 | 5:00 pm
GOLD EXPLORATION: Drilling at Madsen intersects bonanza grades ONTARIO — Claude Resources of Saskatoon has intersected bonanza grades, over 4 oz of gold per ton, while... Canadian Mining Journal Staff | October 14, 2009 | 5:00 pm
HOT TOPIC: Human rights protection I doubt that any company that explores or mines in developing countries would deliberately try to quash the hu... Canadian Mining Journal Staff | October 14, 2009 | 5:00 pm