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Mukuba Resources options land next to Tenke-Fungurume

At just 19.5¢ a share and with about 57.4 million shares outstanding, Mukuba Resources (MKU-V) may have slipped under the radar screen of many investors. But a recent option and joint-venture agreement on a tenement adjacent to the…


First Quantum contemplates Zambian smelter

With concerns mounting about Zambia’s smelting capacity, First Quantum Minerals (FM-T, FQM-L) is evaluating whether the time has come to build and operate a copper smelter. A decision will be made before the end of the year.


Bear Creek hit, fights back in Peru

Vancouver – Already hit by a retreat in the silver price, a leftist presidential victory and rumblings of local discontent, Bear Creek Mining (BCM-V) was broadsided on the weekend by the Peruvian government’s decision to revoke the license for…


Silver Quest to raise $12M for Yukon, BC exploration

With exploration programs ongoing at three properties near New Gold’s (NGD-T) multimillion-ounce Blackwater gold project in north-central British Columbia and at 17 properties near Kinross Gold’s (K-T, KGC-N) White Gold deposit in the Yukon,…


Iamgold completes sale of Tarkwa and Damang stake

Flush with US$667 million in cash from the sale of its 18.9% stake in the Tarkwa and Damang projects in Ghana to Gold Fields (GFI-N), Iamgold (IMG-T, IAG-N) could be on the lookout for other acquisitions in West Africa, Canaccord Wealth…


Letter to the editor: China Coal and Mei Feng

In the article “China Coal aims to become a mid-tier producer,” (T.N.M., May 30 – June 5/11), statements were made in respect of China Coal and its intended acquisition of the operating interest in the Mei Feng coal mine.


Senior geologist Jay Jackson at the Ct Lake deposit at Trelawney Mining's Chester gold project in northern Ontario. Photo by Trelawney Mining and Exploration

Ct Lake: How big can it get?

There is no debating that Trelawney Mining and Exploration’s (TRR-V) Côté Lake deposit is big. But the question on the minds of many junior gold investors is: Just how big?  



Largo Resources' Maracas vanadium property in Brazil, 800 km northeast of the capital Brasilia. Photo by Largo Resources

Largo makes headway with vanadium venture

Largo Resources (LGO-V) acquired its Brazilian Maracas vanadium project in 2006. By 2008, Largo had taken the resource from 10 million tonnes to 23 million tonnes and completed a feasibility study. Between 2005 and 2008, the company’s market…


Osisko, Clifton Star part ways at Duparquet

Four days after Osisko Mining (OSK-T) and Clifton Star Resources (CFO-V)  released a resource estimate for the Beattie deposit – part of their larger Duparquet project – Clifton Star reported that Osisko is withdrawing from the project.


The Panzi Hospital near Bukavu, in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. Photo by Banro Foundation

Banro raises $80K for Congolese hospital

The Banro Foundation, a charity created by Canadian gold miner Banro (BAA-T, BAA-N) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, has raised $80,000 for the Panzi Hospital in the eastern part of the country.


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