Coeur d’Alene starts Kensington gold mine, strikes concentrate deal
Silver and gold producer Coeur d’Alene Mines (CDM-T, CDE-N, CXC-A) has opened its third precious metals mine in as many years.
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Fjordland, Cariboo shift Woodjam
HORSEFLY, B.C. — There is little for a geologist to see while driving along the dirt roads outside the town of Horsefly. The logging roads that crisscross the forests are mostly punctuated with cattle fields and clear cuts, not rock…
Cliffs gets control of Big Daddy (July 12, 2010)
Spider Resources (SPQ-V) has called off its merger with KWG Resources (KWG-V), leaving it free to be swallowed by Cliffs Natural Resources (CLF-N). It ends the battle for control of the high-grade Big…
End in sight for Vale strike
It looks like the bitter and dogged strike in Sudbury and Port Colborne, Ont., that has stretched on for almost a year might soon be over now that Brazilian mining giant Vale (VALE-N) and the United S…
Agnico opens Meadowbank
MEADOWBANK, NUNAVUT — Once all the speakers presented at Agnico-Eagle Mine’s (AEM-T, AEM-N) Meadowbank gold mine opening ceremony, attendee Rick Olsen, a contractor based out of nearby Baker Lake, leaned over and said “People don’t realize…
Cliffs buys new coal mines in West Virginia
Cliffs Natural Resources’ (CLF-N) US$757 million acquisition this week of INR Energy, a private equity firm wi…
Victory Nickel hits new mineralization at Minago
Vancouver – Victory Nickel (NI-T) has drilled nickel mineralization north of the main deposit at its Minago ni…
Western Lithium holds rare jewel in Kings Valley
Jay Chmelauskas, President of Western Lithium (WLC-V) , saw the writing on the wall over five years ago.Chme…
Vale workers agree on five-year contract
Vale (VALE-N) employees, who work at nickel operations in Sudbury and Port Colborne, Ont., have voted about 75…
Magellan continues step-out drilling in Brazil
Vancouver – Continued drilling by Magellan Minerals (MNM-V) at its Brazilian gold projects has expanded known …
Mana grows for Semafo
The economics of the Mana Mine in Burkina Faso continue to improve for Semafo (SMF-T).The company announced …
Xstrata to invest US$1.47 billion in new copper mine in Peru
As part of Xstrata’s (XTA-L, XSRAF-O) target of raising copper production by 50% and cutting costs by 20% befo…