Agnico-Eagle digs deeper in Quebec (May 23, 2011)
Agnico-Eagle Mines’ (AEM-T, AEM-N) Goldex, Lapa, and LaRonde gold mines in Quebec are getting a slice of the company’s largest-ever US$145-million global exploration program this year.
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Alderon Resource – Matt Simpson resigned as COO but remains a director; Brian Penney appointed COO.
Greystar gets underground study on Angostura
Greystar Resources (GSL-T) has released an underground-only scoping study of its beleaguered Angostura gold-silver project in northeastern Colombia.
Aureus rising in Liberia (May 23, 2011)
Fresh from its initial public offering in mid-April, Aureus Mining (AUE-T) is intent on adding Liberia to the list of significant West African gold mining countries.
Trafigura backs Cadillac at Thierry
After forty years in the business, Norman Brewster knows a thing or two about developing mining projects.
Kinross invests in Entourage’s Hemlo play
Just 2.5 km from the edge of Barrick Gold’s (ABX-T, ABX-N) famed Hemlo gold mine property in northern Ontario, newly listed explorer Entourage Metals (EMT-V) hopes to achieve what countless others have tried but failed to accomplish: to…
Royal Nickel ‘de-risks’ Dumont
Results of an optimization study and additional metallurgical tests have further de-risked Royal Nickel’s (RNX-T) Dumont nickel project in Quebec, president and CEO Tyler Mitchelson says.
Uranium One’s Q1 revenues, profits on the rise
Uranium One’s (UUU-T) first-quarter profits rose substantially to US$14 million over the same period last year, which saw a net loss of US$1.4 million, but was still below market expectations.
Forging deals in the Labrador Trough (May 23, 2011)
As the acquisition of Quebec-focused iron ore producer Consolidated Thompson Iron Mines (CLM-T) by resource giant Cliffs Natural Resources (CLF-N) finally comes to a close, investors can’t help but wonder which company in the area is next in…
Iamgold sees big potential at Niobec (May 23, 2011)
By re-evaluating the mining method at its niobium-producing Niobec mine in Quebec, Iamgold (IMG-T, IAG-N) found that it could significantly increase the contained resource and production rates with a switch to bulk mining.
lonore glitters for Goldcorp
Goldcorp (G-T, GG-N) considers the Éléonore gold project in Quebec’s James Bay region as a cornerstone of its next generation of gold growth projects.
Eldorado advances Tocantinzinho in Brazil
Eldorado Gold (ELD-T, EGO-N) predicts production from its newly acquired Tocantinzinho gold project in central Brazil will average 159,000 oz. per year over an 11-year mine life starting in late 2014, at cash operating costs totaling about…