Killing the golden goose
Chief executives in the mining industry told PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) in a recent survey that they feared cash-strapped governments would increasingly look to mining companies as a source of addit…
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Goodbye ‘Inco’
The end of the Inco era became official in the last week of May, as Vale announced it is killing the name “Vale Inco” for its nickel business. It will now simply be called “Vale.”
Keegan has plans for Ghanaian gold project
VANCOUVER — A preliminary economic assessment for Keegan Resources’ (KGN-T, KGN-X) gold project in southwest Ghana found an open-pit mine at Esaase could produce some 200,000 oz. gold annually for a …
High-grade uranium for Denison at Athabasca
VANCOUVER — Denison Mines (DML-T, DNN-X) has 20,000 metres of drilling planned for the summer at its 60%-owned Wheeler River project following more high-grade uranium hits this past winter.
A thumbs-up for Magellan’s Coringa
A preliminary economic assessment (PEA) of Magellan Minerals’ (MNM-V) Coringa gold project in Brazil’s Amazon basin, 1,200 km northwest of Brasilia and 995 km southwest of the Atlantic port city Belem…
Greystar jumps on Angostura approval
VANCOUVER — Greystar Resources’ (GSL-T) share price soared 44% on news the Colombian government has reversed its recent decision to invalidate the environmental impact assessment (EIS) for Greystar’s…
Kaminak Gold reignites Yukon gold district (June 07, 2010)
Kaminak Gold (KAM-V) shares jumped 51% or 46¢ apiece to $1.36 per share in Toronto following bonanza assay results from the first two holes drilled at its 100%- owned Coffee project in the White …
Polish miner agrees to fund Abacus’s Afton-Ajax
Europe’s second largest copper producer KGHM Polska Miedz has agreed to fund up to 80% of Abacus Mining’s (AME-V) Afton-Ajax copper project near Kamloops, B.C., which could be the first of many new pr…
Mexican President addresses tax question
At a gala dinner in Toronto honouring Felipe Calderon, the president of Mexico fielded questions on everything from his administration’s war on drugs to whether the soccer-crazy nation is likely to wi…
Consolidated Thompson’s big decision fueled by Chinese demand
Consolidated Thompson Iron Mines or CLM (CLM-T) is set to push ahead on a plan to double iron ore production at its Bloom Lake project in Quebec.
TSX Warrants (June 04, 2010)
The following is a list of mining-related warrants now trading of the Toronto Stock Exchange:
Hathor fills gaps, extends zone at Roughrider (June 04, 2010)
Vancouver – High-grade results from Hathor Exploration’s (HAT-V) winter drill program at the Midwest Northeast…