Vale Inco to halt Sudbury operations for eight weeks
Vale Inco, a subsidiary of Vale (RIO-N), is shutting down its nickel mining and processing facilities in Sudbury, O…
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Bear Creek posts strong scoping study for Santa Ana in Peru
Bear Creek Mining’s (BCM-V) Santa Ana deposit in southern Peru will be a pure silver producer averaging 4.6 million…
JP Morgan Bearish On Coal
It’s that time of the year again — when companies settle coal contracts.
Khan’s Dornod Returns Positive Feasibility
A definitive feasibility study on Khan Resources’ (KRI-T, KHRIF-O) Dornod uranium project in Mongolia estimates an after-tax internal rate of return (IRR) of 29.1%.
Dynasty Readies Zuruma Plant
Dynasty Metals & Mining (DMM-T, DMMIF-O) has started commissioning its gold processing plant at Zaruma in southwestern Ecuador.
Uranium One Posts US$2.4B Loss
Uranium One (UUU-T, SXRZF-O) reported a net loss of US$258.8 million for the fourth quarter of 2008, bringing its total loss for the year to US$2.4 billion, or US$5.24 per share.
Helio Raising $5.3M For Tanzanian Drilling
VANCOUVER — A cashing-up Helio Resource (HRC-V, HELOF-O) is tentatively planning a 20,000-metre drill program at its SMP gold project in the Lupa Goldfields of Tanzania, says the company’s CEO, Richa…
Gammon Gold’s Next 3 Years
Gammon Gold (GAM-T, GRS-N) may have failed in its attempt to acquire Capital Gold (CGC-T, CGLD-O) and its coveted El Chanate gold mine in Sonora, Mexico, late last month, but it isn’t crying in its be…
Fronteer Posts Drill Results From Sandman
As part of its US$5-million work-program commitment on Fronteer Development Group’s (FRG-T, FRG-X) Sandman project, a subsidiary of Newmont Mining (NMC-T, NEM-N) has drilled 30 holes so far this year …
ATW Pours Gold At Burnakura
VANCOUVER — ATW Gold (ATW-V) has poured the first gold at its new underground Burnakura gold mine in Western Australia.
SouthGobi Errs In Mongolian Coal Estimate
VANCOUVER– Mathematical errors have led to a major overstatement of a resource estimate at South- Gobi Energy Resources’ (SGQ-V, SGQRF-O) Ovoot Tolgoi coal mine in southern Mongolia.
Lydian Reports First Resource At Amulsar
Lydian International (LYD-T, LYDIF-O) has defined an inferred resource at its Amulsar property in Armenia in one field season.