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Gammon Lake CEO Brad Langille (left) and president and chairman Fred George hold a 30-kg gold dor bar from the company's first metal pour at the Ocampo gold mine in Chihuahua state, Mexico.

Gammon Lake joins producers guild

Years of land consolidation and drilling have come to a head for Gammon Lake Resources (GAM-T, GRS-X), with the first pour of gold-silver dor from its Ocampo mine in Chihuahua stat…




Ivanhoe plots coal spinoff

Vancouver — Ivanhoe Mines (IVN-T, IVN-N) is planning to spin off its Mongolian coal assets into a new, publicly listed company….


Vista updates study to revive Hycroft

Vancouver — Spurred by high gold prices, Vista Gold (VGZ-T, VGZ-X) is taking another stab at reviving the dormant Hycroft gold-silver mine near Winnemucca, Nev….


Who’ll control Iran’s uranium?

Large, controlled explosions are everyday occurrences in the world’s mines, but it’s been a while since a mine has been the target of a major military attack….


Chinese officials visit Saskatchewan potash mine

Officials from China were in Saskatchewan in late February to study the safety practices of several of the province’s mines, including the K2 underground potash mine, 210 km northeast of Regina, where…


IMA updates Navidad

Vancouver — IMA Exploration (IMR-V, IMR-X) has tabled an updated resource estimate for its embattled Navidad silver-lead project in the northern Patagonia region of Argentina….


Taking de-hedge off

The pace of quarterly de-hedging fell to its lowest level in more than two years with a modest 490,000-oz. (15.2-tonne) cut in the delta-adjusted hedge book in the 3-month quarter ended Dec. 31, 2005….


People (February 27, 2006)

Minco Mining and Metals — Heinz Frey appointed director; Roberts Tyson appointed VP of corporate development; Hans Wick retired as director….


Lonmin confirms rumours

Platinum producer Lonmin (LNMIF-O, LMI-L) has confirmed that it has been in “preliminary discussions” with a possible buyer, but did not identify the other party….


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