Editorial: Women remain an untapped resource in mining
We’ve been receiving feedback from readers and industry participants in recent weeks on the experiences of women in the Canadian mining industry.
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Facts ‘n’ figures: The socio-economic benefits of gold mining
The following is an edited summary from the World Gold Council’s report The Social and Economic Impacts of Gold Mining. To see the full report please visit www.gold.org.
Letter to the editor: Women in mining a complex issue
Lesley Stokes’ commentary last week entitled “Gratitude for women pioneers” is a thoughtful insight and response to the letter published a week earlier, “Daughters: Avoid geology or mining as a career.”
MDRU sheds light on gold in the Yukon
VANCOUVER — When Underworld Resources, now Kinross Gold (TSX: K; NYSE: KGC), found the White Gold deposit in 2008 — a gold-only system near the prolific Klondike placer gold fields, 95 km south of Dawson City — it swept the…
Zenyatta hits PEA milestone at Albany
A positive preliminary economic assessment (PEA) on Zenyatta Ventures’ (TSXV: ZEN; US-OTC: ZENYF) Albany hydrothermal graphite project in northern Ontario shows the deposit could be a viable long-life, low-cost graphite producer.
Lara drills good copper grades in Brazil
Prospect-generator Lara Exploration (TSXV: LRA; US-OTC: LRAXF) has a portfolio of mineral properties across South America with some heavyweight partners, but its Curionopolis copper project in Brazil’s Para state seems to be the one…
Odds ‘n’ sods: Vancouver’s last ‘think tank’ on their thoughts of The Jolly Taxpayer
VANCOUVER — If there’s one way to spark the interest of a geologist in downtown Vancouver, just mention “The Jolly Taxpayer,” and their eyes will light right up.
B2Gold starts mine constructionat Fekola in Mali
B2Gold (TSX: BTO; NYSE-MKT: BTG) has kicked off construction at the Fekola open-pit gold mine in southwestern Mali, after releasing an optimized feasibility study and closing a previously announced US$350-million revolving credit facility.
Site visit: Endeavour Mining rides strong performance at Agbaou
YAMOUSSOUKRO, CÔTE D’IVOIRE — It’s easy to stay awake while travelling during the early morning hours in Côte d’Ivoire’s remote political city, Yamoussoukro. Formerly a small agricultural village, the…
Commentary: Gratitude for women pioneers
Sometimes when I practice gratitude in my life, I think back to when I was a little girl and imagine telling this little girl of all the incredible adventures that lay ahead.
Letter to the editor: Backbone to speak up
To the author of last week’s Letter to the Editor (“Daughters: Avoid mining or geology as a career”), I offer my congratulations. Someone has finally the backbone to speak up. I support your thinking. If I had any children, I…
SolGold digs into Ecuador
Over the last three years, SolGold (LSE: SOLG) has earned an 85% stake in the Cascabel copper-gold-silver deposit in northern Ecuador, and the Brisbane-based company says it is on track to complete its first resource estimate on the early stage…