CREEPING TAKEOVER – Bids for bcMetals edge higher
VANCOUVER - In what is one of the slower, more tentative takeovers in Canadian mining, IMPERIAL METALS has raised i...
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MINING PEOPLE IN THE NEWS – Crowflight, Freegold, Gemcom, Natural Resources Quebec, Purepoint Uranium and Uravan
Toronto-based CROWFLIGHT MINERALS has named Greg Collins its VP exploration. Additionally, Ken Marcinyshyn was name...
EPCM CONTRACT – SNC-Lavalin to build copper mine in Spain
SPAIN - SNC-LAVALIN of Montreal has won the EPCM contract for the Cobre Les Cruces copper mine and refinery near Ge...
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT – Syncrude spending with Aboriginal businesses passes $1B milestone
ALBERTA - SYNCRUDE's business relationship with Aboriginal-owned companies officially became a billion-dollar succe...
PHILANTHROPY NEWS – Teck Cominco supports Renaissance ROM; Historic Cobalt Mining Camp
A landmark $10-million gift from Vancouver-based TECK COMINCO LTD. to the ROYAL ONTARIO MUSEUM (ROM) in Toronto, an...
COPPER MILLING – Xstrata to treat ore from Fabie Bay
QUEBEC - Ore mined by Toronto's FIRST METALS from its Fabie Bay project will be treated at the Horne mill in Rouyn-...
PRECIOUS METALS – Bio-oxidation pre-treatment a boon
COLOMBIA - GREYSTAR RESOURCES of Vancouver has successfully applied bio-oxidation pre-treatment to sulphide ore fro...
COAL DEVELOPMENT – Wapiti mine and generator proposed
BRITISH COLUMBIA - HILLSBOROUGH RESOURCES of Vancouver and AESWapiti Energy Corp. are obtaining regulatory and perm...
MOLYBDENUM DEVELOPMENT – Permits received for Nortoba-Tyson
ONTARIO - Toronto's ROXMARK MINES has received the permits for underground redevelopment at its Nortoba-Tyson prope...
GOLD DEVELOPMENT – Reopening approved for QR mine
BRITISH COLUMBIA - It's official: CROSS LAKE MINERALS of Vancouver has the necessary permits to restart the QR gold...
GOLD-COBALT FEASIBILITY – NICO study puts costs at $215.2 million
NORTHWEST TERRITORIES - The bankable feasibility study covering the NICO gold-cobalt-bismuth project indicates that...
GOLD-COPPER RESERVES – Prosperity numbers reach 480M tonnes
BRITISH COLUMBIA - TASEKO MINES of Vancouver says the latest report puts proven and probable reserves at its Prospe...
Artemis Gold provides ramp-up update for the Blackwater mine
Artemis Gold (TSXV: ARTG ) announced the company has continued its ramp-up of the Blackwater mine since the first pour of gold and […]