Western Copper’s Carmacks gets socio-environmental green light
Vancouver – As far as permitting goes, all Western Copper (WRN-T) needs now is a quartz mining license for its Carm…
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Liberty starts ramp-up at McWatters
After having a challenging time with ramp development, Liberty Mines (LBE-T) has reached the preproduction stage at…
Jinshan names chairman of China National Gold as new CEO
Four months after China’s largest state-owned gold producer, China National Gold, acquired a 42% stake in Jinshan G…
Osisko Mining benefits from the Quebec advantage
Sean Roosen, president and chief executive of Osisko Mining (OSK-T), wasn’t the only executive at the recent Denver…
Schaft Creek twice the price for Copper Fox (September 15, 2008)
Vancouver – Copper Fox Metals (CUU-V) has both upped the size and doubled the capital cost of its Schaft Creek, cop…
Quebec is a “cornerstone,” says Agnico-Eagle’s chief executive
If it isn’t broken–don’t fix it. That seemed to be the sub-text of a corporate presentation by gold producer Agnic…
Bard sings for long moly intercepts at Lone Pine
VANCOUVER — Bard Ventures (CBS-V, BVTLF-O) is pulling long molybdenum intercepts out of the ground at its Lone Pine property near Houston, in west-central British Columbia.
TSX Venture Exchange September 2-8
The modest gains picked up by the S&PTSX Venture Exchange during the past two weeks were more than erased in the Sept. 2-8 trading session. Closing down for five consecutive days, the Venture boar…
HudBay files resource on Lalor Lake
Lalor Lake has the potential to become HudBay Minerals’ (HBM-T, HBMFF-O) next mine in the Flin Flon greenstone belt of Manitoba, the company said in a statement announcing the first resource estimate …
Intrepid Mines brings on Penta at Casposo
Intrepid Mines (IAU-T, IAU-A) is advancing its Casposo gold-silver project in Argentina by hiring local engineering firm Ingenieria Penta Sur S. A. Argentina.
China reaches out
Some highlights of recent mining acquisitions by Chinese companies include:
Tri-Venture dismantles Golden Giant mill
With reclamation under way by Fortune Minerals (FT-T, FTMDF-O) at the Golden Giant mine in Ontario’s Hemlo gold camp, the company has contracted Tri-Venture FE&C to dismantle, demolish and help sa…