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A truck at Turquoise Hill Resources' Oyu Tolgoi copper-gold mine in Mongolia. Source: Turquoise Hill Resources

Underground work delayed at Oyu Tolgoi

Shares in Turquoise Hill Resources (TSX: TRQ; NYSE: TRQ) plunged nearly 20% after the miner’s parent company Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO) halted underground work at the Oyu Tolgoi mine until the Mongolian parliament…


NovaCopper's Arctic polymetallic project in northwest Alaska's Ambler mining district. Source: NovaCopper

NovaCopper defines open-pit mine in Alaska

NovaCopper (TSX: NCQ; NYSE-Arca: NCQ) — a junior explorer that NovaGold Resources (TSX: NG; NYSE-Arca: NG) spun out early last year to explore and develop its Upper Kobuk mineral projects in the Ambler mining district of northwestern…


Fission’s technical team remakes the Athabasca basin

VANCOUVER — Fission Uranium (TSXV: FCU) made headlines last year with the J-Zone discovery at its Waterberg uranium joint-venture in Saskatchewan’s Athabasca basin, and the company is showing no signs of slowing down.


The exploration camp at Laramide Resources' Westmoreland uranium project in Queensland, Australia. Source: Laramide Resources

Laramide’s Henderson takes the long view

Laramide Resources (TSX: LAM; US-OTC: LMRXF; ASX: LAM) ended 2012 with an enterprise value of less than US$1 per lb. in the ground for its district-scale uranium resource in Australia and a handful of smaller projects in the U.S. — yet…


Jack McOuat.

Obituary: WGM’s Jack McOuat

John (Jack) McOuat, an icon of the Toronto mining scene and the last surviving co-founder of the independent geological and mining consulting firm Watts, Griffis and McOuat (WGM), died on July 30 at age 80 at the Sunnybrook Hospital in Toronto.


The Cauquenes tailings pond at Amerigo Resources' MVC copper-moly tailings operation in Chile. Source: Amerigo Resources

Amerigo extends tailings deal until 2037

The El Teniente mine in the Chilean Andes has been producing copper since 1904, and Codelco believes the underground copper mine — the world’s largest, with more than 2,400 km of subterranean tunnels — has many more decades to…




A bird's-eye view of Golden Star Resources' Wassa gold mine in Ghana. Credit: Golden Star Resources.

Golden Star improves gold sales

Golden Star Resources (TSX: GSC; NYSE-Arca: GSS) tipped its hand on second-quarter gold sales, and the results look good. 


The Warriner Cup. Photo by Watts, Griffis and McOuat

A fitting tribute

Mining consultancy Watts, Griffis and McOuat (WGM) hosted its fifth annual Golf for Gold charity golf tournament on July 26 at The Club at Bond Head, north of Toronto.



The historic Cetate pit at Gabriel Resources' Rosia Montana gold-silver project in Romania. Source: Gabriel Resources

Gabriel remains hopeful at Rosia Montana

Gabriel Resources (TSX: GBU; US-OTC) may see a positive development at its delayed Rosia Montana gold-silver deposit in west-central Romania, as the government recently highlighted the asset in its new plan to attract foreign investment,…


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