CCR refinery to be upgraded
Noranda Metallurgy, a division of Noranda, will invest $29 million in its CCR refinery in Montreal. The expenditure is expected to increase the plant’s copper and precious metals recycling capacity to…
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Grades drop at Golden Hill
The latest drill results at the Golden Hill gold-copper project in Cuba, unlike those from earlier in the year, have been unspectacular.MacDonald Mines (MMP.A-A) reports that Hole GH-64, drilled at th…
Romarco hits good values at Midas property
Initial drill results from the Midas property in Nevada reveal impressive gold and silver grades, reports Romarco Minerals (RMCM-C).The property is in the northern section of Nevada’s prolific Carlin …
NEVADA SPECIAL — Echo Bay expands mill at McCoy-Cove
During the past year, Echo Bay Mines (ECO-T) has expanded both its portfolio of international mineral projects as well as its McCoy-Cove operation in Nevada, the company’s largest gold producer.The Ne…
NEVADA SPECIAL — Paradise regained as Arimetco prepares for gold production
Gold production is about to begin again at Nevada’s Paradise Peak mine. The new owner, Arimetco International (ARX-T), acquired the operation in 1995 from FMC Gold (FGL-N).Arimetco has contoured the h…
Minoro drilling tests skarn zone in Honduras
Drilling on the Minoro project in Honduras appears to be extending a skarn zone of copper-gold mineralization. The property is owned jointly by Champion Resources (CHL-V), Mar-West Resources (MSR-V) a…
NEVADA SPECIAL — Nevada is experiencing second mining renaissance
Few states have as rich a mining heritage as Nevada, which is sometimes called “The Silver State”.Mining there has been around longer than the state itself and was Nevada’s first industry, with the Co…
NEVADA SPECIAL — Barrick explores near Bullfrog
A US$2-million exploration program will take place this year at Barrick Gold’s (ABX-T) Bullfrog mine property in southwest Nevada.The combined open-pit and underground operation is expected to turn ou…
NEVADA SPECIAL — Tri-Origin tries luck in Nevada
Sticking to its practice of exploring mainly in areas with which it is familiar, Tri Origin Explorations (TOE-T) has decided to look for promising properties in Nevada.Based in Aurora, Ont., the compa…
Odds `n’ Sods — A trip to Elliot Lake
Land Rovers in the 1950s were rugged and rode hard, as I found out during a childhood trip in northern Ontario. We swayed and bumped over miles of rough road from Spragge to Elliot Lake during what be…
NEVADA SPECIAL — Eastfield options ground on Battle Mountain trend
Eastfield Resources (ETF-V) has reached an agreement with Cyprus Amax Minerals (CYM-N) to option the North Mill Creek property in the Battle Mountain trend of Nevada.Eastfield can earn a 60% interest …
Partners processing ore from Farley Lake
Partners Black Hawk Mining (BHK-T) and Granduc Mining (GDC-T) have begun processing the first gold ore from the Farley Lake-Wendy open pits at the Keystone gold mine in Lynn Lake, Man.Granduc, the ope…