Guatemalan project showing strength for Firestone
Vancouver – Firestone Ventures (FV-V) has been pulling some high-grade zinc-lead-silver core out of the ground at i…
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Runaway tailings forces closure of Gold Hawk’s Coricancha mine in Peru
Unexplained ground movement around the dry tailings storage area of Gold Hawk Resources’ (CGK-V, CGHRF-O) Coricancha silver-gold-lead-zinc mine in Peru has forced the company to shut down crushing and…
First Metals moves on Magusi development
First Metals (FMA-T) has just received permission to develop an underground access ramp to extract a 50,000 tonne b…
Farallon hits new highgrade near decline
VANCOUVER — The sun is shining on Farallon Resources (FAN-T, FRLLF-O). The company is just a few months shy of production at Campo Morado, in Mexico, and now drills have hit a new high-grade zone clo…
Global zinc supply uncertain after earthquake in China
The fate of zinc mining operations in China remains unknown after a massive earthquake devastated much of Sichuan province on May 12, leaving more than 40,000 people dead.
BC mining industry stays healthy in 2007
VANCOUVER–British Columbia’s mining industry produced strong financial results in 2007, driven as elsewhere by base metal prices and global demand, though net earnings were down compared with the rec…
Reed Lake still holds promise for VMS Ventures
VANCOUVER — Though the initial excitement over VMS Ventures’ (VMS-V, VMSTF-O) Reed Lake discovery in Manitoba has died down, the project continues to produce significant results.
Global zinc supply uncertain after massive earthquake in China; labour dispute in Namibia
The fate of zinc mining and smelting operations in China remains unknown after a massive earthquake devastated much…
Murgor boasts strong grades at Hudvam
Strong gold grades drove Murgor Resources (MGR-V, MGRRF-O) shares 48% higher on April 22 after the company released results from its Hudvam copper-gold-zinc-silver deposit in Flin Flon, Man.
Geo Minerals gets lift from old core
Re-sampling old drill results has proven profitable for Geo Minerals (GM-V).In Toronto on May 9 the Vancouver-bas…
UPDATE: Farallon hits new high grade directly in front of advancing decline
Vancouver – Farallon Resources (FAN-T) is just a few months shy of production at Campo Morado and now drills have h…
Reed Lake still showing promise for VMS Ventures
Vancouver – Though the initial excitement over VMS Ventures’ (VMS-V) Reed Lake discovery in Manitoba has died down,…