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Victory Nickel — Ken Murdock appointed CEO of subsidiary Victory Silica.
Pacific Booker hammered by BC government’s permit denial
In a rare move, the B.C. Liberal government has denied developer Pacific Booker Minerals (BKM-T, PBM-X) an environmental assessment certificate for its wholly owned Morrison copper-gold project, 65 km northeast of Smithers, B.C.
Facts ‘n’ figures: Fostering new mine development in northwestern Ontario
The following is an edited version of the executive summary from the study Mining in northwestern Ontario: Opportunities and challenges, commissioned by Ambassadors Northwest and written by professors Bahram Dadgostar, Sam Garofalo, Nikola…
Editorial: Pacific Booker snookered
The unfolding of the global mining boom over the past decade has pushed the industry right to the edge in ways both technical and political. Moreover, we’ve all seen the sharp truth that there are inevitable limits to all expansions,…
Claude’s Seabee production impresses
Third-quarter production results from Claude Resources’ (CRJ-T, CGR-X) Seabee gold mine in northern Saskatchewan are in, and the results are better than expected.
Nemaska Lithium planning ‘one big mine’
Nemaska Lithium (NMX-V, NMKEF-O) has made a splash twice this October with the release of a preliminary economic assessment for its Whabouchi lithium deposit in the James Bay region of northern Quebec, and news of an offtake and collaboration…
Curis goes with the flow at Florence
It was a long summer for Vancouver-based developer Curis Resources (CUV-T) and its Florence in-situ copper project, 105 km southeast of Phoenix, Ariz. The company hit a 52-week low at 36¢ per share on Aug. 21, as lack of news and a public…
Tahoe, Radius play snakes and ladders in Guatemala
When making a list of stable mining jurisdictions, you’d have to pause a while before adding Guatemala. The small Central American country emerged from civil war in 1996, but remains in its infancy as far as mining development and…
Newstrike’s Whittall on Guerrero gold
Richard Whittall has been near the forefront of discovery on Mexico’s prolific Guerrero gold belt for nearly two decades. The president and CEO of Vancouver-based
Capstone: Doing it the right way
Capstone Mining (CS-T) is one of those good stories in the mining world that often get overlooked: a company that went out and did what it said it would do and is now reaping the benefits of two steadily producing copper mines that continue to…