The 1980s were a booming time for the La Ronge gold belt near the town of La Ronge in north-central Saskatchewan, with between 60 and 80 companies exploring on the ground and several hundred thousand ounces mined. But a tough market and mixed…
Mega Precious Metals’ (MGP-V) president and chief executive James Rogers has lofty plans for the company’s Monument Bay gold project in Manitoba, which was previously drilled by past operators as a potential high-grade underground…
Xstrata Coal, a subsidiary of diversified miner Xstrata (XTA-L), is looking to sell its 75% stake in the Donkin coal project in Atlantic Canada.
Endeavour Mining (EDV-T) has ambitions of being a mid-tier gold outfit. With two West African mines already in production, a third moving towards feasibility and a US$30-million exploration program scheduled for 2012, it appears the…
Orbite Aluminae (ORT-T) has been pushed into the spotlight after an analyst raised concerns about some of the technology the company will use to extract alumina and rare earths from its Grande-Vallée property in Quebec.
Arianne Resources — Jean-Sébastien David appointed VP of operations.
B2Gold (BTO-T) is increasing its foothold in Nicaragua by taking full ownership of its joint-venture gold properties, and earning into two more projects.
Lundin Mining (LUN-T) wants to give an old copper mine in Spain its identity back.
With grades over 10 times the global average, the Athabasca basin is home to some of the world’s richest uranium deposits, and one junior is looking to lock-up a significant amount of that prospectiveness for itself.
In the mining business, daily news often involves drill results, production guidance and stock movement. But when Winnipeg-based exploration diamond driller Rodren Drilling pledges to donate up to $1 million over five years to the…
Manitoba’s Flin Flon greenstone belt has been yielding high-grade copper and zinc from its volcanogenic massive sulphide orebodies for almost 85 years, and VMS Ventures (VMS-V) thinks there’s a lot more mineralization to be found.
Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan’s (POT-T, POT-N) first-quarter profits disappointed with lower potash sales, curtailed production and increased costs. But after trimming its 2012 earnings guidance, the Saskatoon-based company expects…
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