Another fatality at Vale’s Sudbury mines
Vale (vale-n) has temporarily halted all of its underground mining activity at its five nickel-copper mines in Sudbury, Ont., following the death of a miner at the Coleman mine on Jan. 29.
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Positive prefeasibility for Silvercorp’s Gaocheng property
AMC Mining Consultants has given the thumbs up to Silvercorp Metals’ (SVM-T, SVM-N) silver-lead-zinc project in southern China in a prefeasibility study that outlines a net present value of $73.7 million at an 8% discount rate, an…
[Update]Burkina’s gold hunt on the rise
Burkina Faso has recently seen more gold mining due to its relatively stable government, favourable geology, modern mining code and attractive fiscal regime.
Perseus turns 1M oz. gold project into 7M oz. gold mine in Ghana
Perth-based Perseus Mining (PRU-T, PRU-A) has brought its first West African gold mine to commercial production, pouring 35,801 oz. gold in the fourth calendar quarter of 2011 from the Edikan gold mine in Ghana.
2012 guidance sends Semafo shares down
Montreal-based Semafo’s (SMF-T, OMX-Q) three operating mines in West Africa are expected to produce a total of between 235,000 ounces of gold and 260,000 ounces of gold in 2012, according to company forecasts.
Giustra shell graduate flops on Guinea iron ore assays
They say for every mine successfully put into production, 1,000 other geological prospects are tested and found lacking. Notwithstanding the small probability of achieving just one success over a life-long career in mining, a small group of…
Western Australia to expand Esperance port
The Western Australian government’s decision to expand capacity at the Esperance port will benefit companies like Macarthur Minerals (MMS-T, MMSDF-O) and others active in the emerging iron ore sector in the Yilgarn area.
BHP boosts copper resources at Spence
Resources at BHP Billiton’s (BHP-N) Spence copper mine in northern Chile has grown by nearly 700%, following a four-year, US$30-million brownfield exploration program.
Iamgold sees capex rising
Iamgold (IMG-T, IAG-N) has reported production of 253,000 attributable gold oz. in the fourth quarter of 2011, the company’s best quarter of the year. Full-year production, including the company’s production from discontinued businesses, was…
Lupaka ups its ownership in Crucero
Lupaka Gold (LPK-T) now indirectly owns 100% of the Crucero gold project in southeastern Peru, after buying the remaining 40% stake of a subsidiary that held the deposit for US$9.2 million in cash and stock.
Kinross tumbles on project delays
Kinross Gold (K-T, KGC-N) fell more than 20% after it said it is reviewing its three major advanced gold projects to improve economics, likely causing months of delay and a goodwill write down of the Tasiast gold project in Mauritania.
Prophecy Coal sets out financials for Mongolian power project
Prophecy Coal (PCY-T) has outlined the feasibility of its plan to unlock value from its Chandgana coal deposit in northern Mongolia by building a 600-megawatt thermal power plant.