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A drill rig at Eurasian Minerals' Copper Basin copper project in Arizona. Photo by Gwen Preston.

Eurasian rethinks Arizona’s copper riches

PHOENIX, ARIZONA — “Here we are, in the middle of one of the most productive copper districts in the world — Arizona — and we were able to just stake this ground,” says David Cole, president and CEO of Eurasian…


Young participants of the Mining Minds initiative at York University in Toronto.

Fostering ‘Mining Minds’

Mining Minds is a new initiative aimed at educating young people about Ca­na­da’s geology and mineral resources while promoting the mining industry and related career opportunities.



Drill rigs at Torex Gold Resources' Morelos gold project in Mexico, 180 km southwest of Mexico City. Source: Torex Gold Resources

Torex delivers the goods at Morelos

Torex Gold Resources (TSX: TXG) is proving that its Morelos gold-silver pro­ject in Mexico isn’t just about near-term production, but also exploration upside.



Osisko sheds light on mystery Mexican project

VANCOUVER — Last October, Osisko Mining (TSX: OSK) made a rather odd announcement. The Montreal-based, Eastern Canada-focused gold miner reported it had staked just shy of 10,000 sq. km in Mexico, but wouldn’t be telling anyone the…


A truck hauls ore at Fortune Minerals' NICO gold-cobalt-bismuth-copper project in the Northwest Territories during test mining conducted in 2006 and 2007. Source: Fortune Minerals

Procon invests $12M in Fortune Minerals

Procon Resources, a Vancouver-based mining contractor that is majority owned by China CAMC Engineering, is making an $11.7-million strategic investment in Fortune Minerals (TSX: FT) at a price of 40¢ per share — a 14% premium over…



A closeup view of the equipment at Quest Rare Minerals' Pilot plant in Mississauga, Ont. (2013). Photo: Salma Tarikh

Quest to sell 100% of Strange Lake’s zirconia to TAM

Quest Rare Minerals (TSX: QRM; AMEX: QRM) received a much-needed boost after reporting that it intends to sell 100% of the anticipated annual zirconia production from its Strange Lake rare earth deposit in northern Quebec to New York-based…


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