Canada: a new free trade leader?
For Canada’s mining industry, the week ended June 6 was highlighted by a strengthening and expansion of trade ties with some of our best South American neighbours.
Gold
Copper Mountain hits new mineralization
VANCOUVER — The planned super pit at the revived Copper Mountain mine may have to be even bigger than designed, as the latest drilling by Copper Mountain Mining (CUM-V, CPPMF) has revealed two new mi…
Gold Wheaton to duplicate success of Silver Wheaton
When the team behind Gold Wheaton Corp. first approached David Cohen about the idea of mimicking the wildly success…
Sherwood scales down Kutcho
Vancouver – A simplified approach to the Kutcho copper project in northwest British Columbia has returned a positiv…
Monument Mining raising $38m to advance toward gold production in Malaysia
Monument Mining (MMY-V) is raising $38 million to move its 100%-owned Selinsing gold project in Malaysia toward pro…
Detour Gold continues climb
Vancouver – Strong gold grades continue to pour out of Detour Gold’s (DGC-T, DRGDF-O) Detour Lake project in northe…
Stratagold upgrades Tassawini gold resource
Now with more than 1,500 holes drilled, Stratagold (SGV-T) has increased the resource at its Tassawini gold project…
First hole golden for Northern Freegold (June 10, 2008)
Vancouver – “You only get one or two of those in your lifetime,” said Northern Freegold (NFR-V) CEO Bill Harris. “W…
Great Basin Gold’s Hollister mine starts production
News that Great Basin Gold (GBG-T, GBN-X, GBG-J) has processed the first ore from its Hollister mine in Nevada sent…
Minefinders ends blockade; sets production estimates for Dolores
Two years ago, Minefinders Corp. (MFL-T, MFN-X) negotiated an agreement with the local Ejido community in which bot…
Aura scoops up active copper mine in Mexico
Aura Minerals (ORA-T) has bought a producing copper mine in Mexico for $70 million in cash and shares that has the …
B2Gold off to a good start at Quebradona
B2Gold’s (BTO-V, BGLPF-O) first set of drill results from its Quebradona joint-venture property in Colombia has confirmed grades from surface sampling and trenching with some near-surface intersection…