Yukon Needs More Mining To Thrive
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Supreme Court Rules On Giant Mine Torts
The story with the biggest long-term effects on mining and labour relations in Canada happened in Ottawa, with the Supreme Court of Canada ruling on the tort aspects of the deliberately set explosion …
Costs Down, Prices Set To Rise For Western Coal
VANCOUVER — An effort to reduce cash costs during the recession is paying off for Western Coal (WTN-T), as lower costs allowed the company to earn $24 million during the last three months of 2009 ahe…
International Minerals Ups Its Game In 2010
VANCOUVER — International Minerals (IMZ-T) released its latest quarterly report during a busy time for the company. Since its second quarter ended Dec. 31, International Minerals has completed one ac…
The Technical Analysis Report: Rare Earth Metals (March 01, 2010)
There’s been much talk of late about China’s moves to crimp its exports of rare earth metals. Producing roughly 95% of the global supply, the move has inspired a line of thought arguing that rare eart…
Coup In Uranium-Rich Niger
The indefinite tenure of Niger’s President Mamadou Tandja has been cut short and Canadian junior miners in the country are sorting out what the implications of his removal mean for business.
Teck’s Permitting Issues Dog Red Dog
VANCOUVER — Red Dog, the world’s largest zinc mine, has been operating for more than 20 years. Now its ability to keep pumping out more than 1 billion lbs. of zinc annually is under threat because an…
Barrick Spins Off African Assets, Boosts Stake In Cerro Casale
Just months after eliminating Barrick Gold’s (ABX-T, ABX-N) fixed-price hedge book and a little more than a year after being appointed president and chief executive, Aaron Regent is making headlines a…
Peru Suspends Dorato’s Drill Permits
VANCOUVER– Dorato Resources (DRI-V) has been forced to suspend a nascent drill program at its Cordillera del Condor project in northern Peru on orders from the Peruvian government, which appears to b…
Argentex hits more high-grade silver at Pinguino
Vancouver – The first results from Argentex Mining’s (ATX-V) ongoing drill program at the polymetallic Pinguin…
Strateco positive about uranium market
An updated scoping study for Strateco Resources’ (rsc-t, srsif-o) Matoush uranium project in Quebec’s Otish Mo…
Khan’s board recommends CNNC all-cash buyout
The board of Khan Resources (KRI-T) is urging shareholders to accept a 96¢ per share all-cash takeover of…