Cream explores Kaslo silver property
Despite initial problems recovering drill core, Cream Minerals (CMA-V) is encoraged by the latest drill results at its Kaslo silver property in southeastern British Columbia.The junior completed eight…
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Partners cut gold at Railroad
Drilling at the Railroad gold property in Nevada’s Carlin trend has returned encouraging results for partners Exploration Mirandor (MIQ-M) and Kinross Gold (K-T).Six holes drilled in the Elliot Ranch …
Rio Algom drills at Green Bay, Nfld.
Diamond drilling is testing two induced-polarization (IP) anomalies on the Green Bay base metal property, near Springdale in northern Newfoundland.The program is being carried out by Rio Algom (ROM-T)…
Mishaps at Refugio mine spoil Bema’s second quarter
A production shortfall at the Refugio mine in northern Chile caused 50%-owner Bema Gold (BGO-T) to bleed more red ink in the second quarter.The Vancouver-based company tabled a loss of US$2.5 million …
Congo expropriates Banro’s Sakima gold project
The government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has taken advantage of the armed conflict in the eastern regions of the country to expropriate Banro Resource’s (BNRS-C) Sakima gold projec…
Fluorspar mining set to return to Newfoundland
As part of a $49-million plan to reactivate the St. Lawrence fluorspar mine on the Burin Peninsula of southeastern Newfoundland, the provincial government has pledged to build a $10-million deep-water…
Atna outlines Wolf
Drill results from the Wolf property in southeastern Yukon have returned significant widths of banded zinc, lead and silver massive sulphides.Atna Resources (ATN-T) is earning a 65% interest in the pr…
Novagold drills Shotgun
Two holes at the Shotgun property in southwestern Alaska have returned long mineralized intersections for Novagold Resources (NRI-T).The holes were drilled vertically into a large rhyolite porphyry bo…
SUPPLIERS NEWS ROUNDUP — Blast course set for Reno
A short course on blast design and assessment will be held Oct. 1-2 at the Hilton Hotel in Reno, Nev.Sponsored by consulting firm Golder Associates, the course will provide an overview of basic blasti…
Panels set for Voisey’s Bay development
An environment assessment panel has announced that public hearings will be held to review the proposed development of a mine and mill at the Voisey’s Bay base metal deposit in Labrador.The hearings, w…
GUEST COLUMN — Setting the pace for the future
The author is vice-president of economic affairs at the Mining Association of Canada. He has written this article at the request of Mining Works for Canada, an organization designed to increase awaren…
MINING MARKETS & INVESTMENT NEWS – INVESTMENT COMMENTARY — Bulyanhulu viewed as robust despite weak gold prices
Michael Westcott, mining analyst for Goepel McDermid Securities, believes the Bulyanhulu gold deposit in Tanzania’s Lake Victoria Goldfields region will transform Sutton Resources (STT-T) into a low-c…