Does China’s bite into unsafe mining have teeth?
After years of ineffectualness the Chinese government appears to be getting tough about coal-mining safety. On …
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Orezone pulls gold at Sega
Orezone Resources (OZN-T,OZN-X) saw its shares shoot up and fall back down over the last two days – much in line w…
Coeur drills new mineralization at Bayo, Martha (January 04, 2006)
Exploration drilling by Coeur d’Alene Mines (CDE-N, CDM-T) around its Cerro Bayo and Martha mines in Chile and Arge…
Fronteer hits new Labrador uranium
Vancouver – Fronteer Development Group (FRG-T, FRG-X) has notched up a couple of new uranium discoveries in drillin…
EuroZinc drills to expand Neves deposit
Vancouver An ongoing surface drill program by EuroZinc Mining (EZM-T) has returned mixed results from the western…
NA Palladium shuts down Lac des Iles crusher
Vancouver – Problems with the primary crusher at its Lac des Iles mine in northwestern Ontario has prompted North A…
Silver Standard adds Berenguela to Peruvian holdings
Vancouver A newly signed purchase agreement with a Peruvian company allows Silver Standard Resources (SSO-T, SSRI…
Corriente submits EIS for Mirador
Vancouver — After extensive consultation with local communities, Corriente Resources (CTQ-T) has completed an Envi…
Unigold shareholders approve Saudi private placement
Vancouver – Shareholders of Unigold (UGD-V) have given consent to a proposed $3.2-million private placement financ…
Bitterroot hits high-grade gold at Mineral Creek
Vancouver A recent drill program at the Mineral Creek project held by Bitteroot Resources (BTT-V) and private par…
Sparton’s Lee Barker wrestles the Chinese dragon
An old-fashioned, Russian-built biplane takes off in a photo on the wall behind Lee Barker’s desk in his downtown Toronto office….
A year of shocking moments
As 2005 grinds to a close, few in the mining industry could say they were surprised by the business’s strong fundamentals this year, but there were more than a few events that prompted a jaw-drop and…