VANCOUVER — With 10 drill holes, McEwen Mining (MUX-T, MUX-N) has boosted the copper resource at its Los Azules project in Argentina by 20% compared to the last estimate just eight months ago, and the huge deposit remains open in every…
U.S. equities ended the trading week down with the Dow Jones Industrial Average slipping 0.1%, or 16.82 points, to 13,992.97, putting an end to its five weeks of gains.
February did not begin well for the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index: the board lost ground every day to end the week down 22.85 points at 1,205.81. Trading volumes for the week averaged 76.6 million, boosted by a well-above-average 94…
The S&P/TSX Composite Index was up 118 points to 12,801.23 points for the period, improving global investor sentiment. Investor confidence was bolstered by an unexpected drop in the U.S. trade deficit and data out of China that pointed to…
Some might say working in the mining industry is nothing to sing about, but the results of the Canadian Mining Hall of Fame’s (CMHF) mining song contest prove that shovels, shafts and mine safety measures can inspire musical…
On Dec. 7, 2012, the Supreme Court of Canada heard an argument on the subject of random alcohol testing by employers in dangerous workplaces. The case arose from a union grievance and an arbitration challenging the policy of Irving Pulp &…
Early February saw swift development in Mali’s civil war, with French elite troops and air power, aided by West African foot soldiers and American drones, retaking most of the northern half of the country through open combat. Players in…
Between 2005 and 2008, Namibia Rare Earths (NRE-T, NMREF-O) was focused on exploring for gold and copper in northwestern Namibia, about 450 km northwest of the capital Windhoek.
VANCOUVER — A new resource estimate for the Back Forty poly-metallic project in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula has boosted the deposit’s metal grades. But despite the improvement, no work is underway at the site because project…
Struggling with broken balance sheets and non-progressive management philosophies is part of his DNA, Corrado DeGasperis says.
Ever get that lost feeling when geologists start talking about the rocks at your favourite mining project?
It’s not every day that an exploration-and-development company can turn a US$35-million profit in just 14 months with what appears to be little effort.
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