Optimism Returning: Survey
— The following are the latest findings of the Mining Recruitment Group’s Executive Survey, which was distributed and completed during the first two weeks of December 2009. This survey is the fifth i…
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Big Paydays For Canplats, Corriente
In what may be a sign of a lively year ahead, the last trading week of 2009 was dominated by cash-rich bids for two Canadian juniors with advanced projects in Latin America.
Queenston Banking On Kirkland Lake To Return To Producer Status
New resource estimates for two of its deposits in the Kirkland Lake camp have brought Queenston Mining’s (QMI-T) gold resources in this corner of northeastern Ontario to 640,000 measured and indicated…
First Quantum Picks Up Ravensthorpe From BHP
BHP Billiton (BHP-N, BLT-L) suspended operations at its Ravensthorpe nickel project in Western Australia in January after nickel prices plunged in late 2008 and it encountered a series of operating an…
Chinese Bid $679M For Corriente
VANCOUVER — After a year of negotiations, Corriente Resources (CTQ-T) has inked a deal to sell itself and its massive copper-gold projects in Ecuador to two Chinese companies for $679 million.
Duluth Metals Soars On Nokomis Resource
An expanded resource for the Nokomis polymetallic deposit in Minnesota “confirms” the deposit is “one of the largest valuable mineral assets in the world,” says Henry Sandri, president and chief execu…
UN Sanctions Against Eritrea To Impede Miners?
Sunridge Gold (SGC-V) says new United Nations Security Council sanctions against Eritrea won’t interfere with its ambitious drilling and exploration plans there in 2010.
Goldcorp Battles Penmont For Canplats
VANCOUVER– Goldcorp (G-T, GG-N) and Minera Penmont have proven themselves worthy adversaries in a bidding war for Canplats Resources (CPQ-V) and its gold-silver-lead-zinc project in Mexico: the origi…
Construction to start on Terrane’s Mt. Milligan
Vancouver – Terrane Metals (TRX-V) is set to bring a major new copper-gold mine to British Columbia.
Axmin continues to fall on hard times
Toronto-based Axmin (AXM-V, AXMIF-O), with its key assets in the Central African Republic (CAR), has had…
MAG Silver finds new gold zone
MAG Silver (MAG-T, MVG-X) has added 400 metres of strike length to the Pozo Seco moly-gold zone at its Cinco d…
Apogee’s Bolivian Pulacayo project moves ahead
The Bolivian Government and Ministry of Environment and Water have given the go-ahead for Apogee Minerals (APE…