GUEST COLUMN — Facing the future of mining
The author is Canada’s Minister of Natural Resources. He has written this article at the request of Mining Works for Canada, a grassroots campaign designed to increase awareness of the importance of m…
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High River hits new gold zone at Taparko
A drill program to test for buried mineralization at the Taparko property in northeastern Burkina Faso has paid off for High River Gold (HRG-T).Thick lateritic cover had previously prevented explorati…
DIAMOND PAGE — Partners await valuations from AK
A mini-bulk drill sample collected this past winter from the 5034 kimberlite pipe on the AK property in the Northwest Territories has returned results consistent with previous work.Monopros, a subsidi…
Juniors settle differences with South African majors
Ending months of litigation, America Mineral Fields (AMZ-T) has formed a new company with South African mining house Anglo American (ANGLY-Q) to pursue jointly the giant Kolwezi tailings project in th…
BASE METALS — Noveder intersects base metals at Cabot property
Preliminary drilling by Noveder (NED-M) has intersected two parallel zones of copper-cobalt mineralization at the Cabot property on Newfoundland’s Baie Verte Peninsula.Visual inspections of four drill…
BASE METALS — BC proposes new refinery
The government of British Columbia and Highland Valley Copper have signed a memorandum of understanding that is expected to result in development of a copper refinery at Highland Valley’s open-pit min…
Tiomin plans feasibility study
As soon as sufficient financing is in hand, Tiomin Resources (TIO-T) is prepared to launch a full feasibility study at its Kwale titanium mineral sands project on the coast of Kenya.The deposit, situa…
MINING MARKETS & INVESTMENT NEWS – INVESTMENT COMMENTARY — Gold-weary analysts focus on Platexco
It used to be that only the powerful South African majors had any hope of holding ground in the Bushveld igneous complex of South Africa, the world’s largest repository of platinum group metals (PGMs)…
FACTS ‘N’ FIGURES — Gold loses lustre in SE Asia
The economic and currency crisis that has gripped Southeast Asia has had a significant adverse impact on gold demand in the region. Consumers purchases of gold in Thailand, Indonesia, Singapore, Malay…
Crystallex shareholders cry over end of legal battle
The shorts laughed all the way to the bank and the longs cried over their losses.So sums up the range of emotions felt by fans and critics of Crystallex International (KRY-T) after a Venezuelan court …
Drilling adds more sparkle to Meadowbank
A winter drilling campaign at the Meadowbank gold project of Cumberland Resources (CBD-T) has connected the Third Portage and North Portage zones, while extending the adjacent Bay zone northwards.The …
River Gold buys Mishi
River Gold Mines (RIV-T) has acquired the Mishi Lake gold deposit near Wawa, Ont.The vendors, MacMillan Gold (MMG-T) and Mishibishu Gold (MGO-V), held 40% and 60% interests, respectively.River’s cost …