Violence plagues Freeport’s Grasberg mine
Three contractor workers died and two security personnel were wounded at Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold’s (fcx-n) Grasberg copper-gold mine in Indonesia’s Papua province on Oct. 14.
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North Country finds more high grade in Nunavut
The fourth set of drill results from North Country Gold’s (NCG-V) 2011 drill program in Nunavut further demonstrate the continuous nature of the high-grade zones along the Walker Trend, a 4.1 km stretch of land in the Committee Bay Greenstone…
UPDATE:Atacama Pacific grows Cerro Maricunga
Atacama Pacific Gold (ATM-V) is looking to expand its position in the dry highlands of Chile.
Gran Colombia struggles with violence in Colombia
Vancouver – Several acts of violence in recent weeks have marred Gran Colombia Gold’s (GCM-T) grand plans in the South American country.
Pacific North shares stay flat on assays, financing news
Pacific North West Capital (PFN-T) posted more assays from its ongoing $5-million drill program at its River Valley platinum-group metals (PGM) project in Sudbury, Ont.
Atacama gets more ground around Cerro Maricunga
Atacama Pacific Gold (ATM-V) is looking to expand its position in the dry lands of Chile. The company’s flagship property, the Cerro Maricunga Gold Project, sits in the country’s Maricunga mineral belt and is roughly 20-km south of Kinross…
Who knew…there was gold in Chapleau?
In the eleven years David Palmer has spent working in remote, infrastructure-challenged corners of northern Ontario and Quebec the geologist has never had the luxury of stepping out of his hotel and being on site within fifteen minutes. Until…
A strong quarter for Talison
Talison Lithium (tlh-t) got a healthy boost from higher sales and production for the period ended Sept. 30. It shares jumped 26.5% to $3.77 on the news.
Royal Nickel considers downstream options for Dumont
Preliminary test work on a one kilogram sample of concentrate from Royal Nickel’s (RNX-T) Dumont nickel project in Quebec demonstrates that there is potential to use alternate and significantly cheaper processing options to produce a high-grade…
[Update] Excellon says Mexican union spreading misinformation
Feuding unions at Excellon Resources’ (EXN-T, EXLLF-Q) Platosa polymetallic mine in Mexico’s Durango State have staged multiple demonstrations in recent months and caused seven days of lost production in September.
Oyu Tolgoi investment agreement safe…for now
Less than two weeks after a group of twenty parliamentarians in Mongolia accused the government of breaking the law when it concluded an investment agreement (IA) on the Oyu Tolgoi project, Ivanhoe Mines (IVN-T, IVN-N) issued a joint statement…
Eight new mines to open in BC by 2015, but which ones are they?
B.C.’s new premier, Christy Clark, has unveiled a new jobs plan for the province that is long on rhetoric and short on details.