Group Eleven advances on three fronts in Ireland
Ireland hosts two prospective horizons for zinc-lead mineralization: the Waulsortian limestone zone, and the deeper Pale Beds, also known as the Navan Beds. Group Eleven…
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Adventus CEO on building a ‘premier zinc-acquisition vehicle’
VANCOUVER — Adventus Zinc (TSXV: ADZN) closed its $3-million initial public offering (IPO) in February, with 6 million shares issued at 50¢ each. The company…
Ascot prepares for Sprott’s $20M investment
VANCOUVER — Ascot Resources (TSXV: AOT) is reconsidering plans on how to best advance its flagship Premier gold-silver project, 20 km northeast of Stewart, B.C., now that…
First Quantum sells Kevitsa to Boliden
VANCOUVER — Burdened with debt, First Quantum Minerals’ (TSX: FM) has struck a deal to sell its Kevitsa nickel mine in northern Finland to Swedish…
Roxgold’s Burkina Faso find attracts artisanal miners (March 21, 2011)
Roxgold (ROG-V) has released high-grade drill results from a new gold zone at its recently optioned Yaramoko gold project in Burkina Faso, adjoining the southern boundary of Semafo’s (SMF-T) Mana gold mine.
Gold-Ore wants to make grade at Bjorkdal
SITE VISIT Skelleftea, Sweden — The Skelleftea belt is best known as a base metal camp, the home of Boliden (BLS-T, BDNNF-O). But like Noranda,…
Gold-Ore looking to make the grade at Bjorkdal
SKELLEFTEA, SWEDEN — The Skelleftea belt is best known as a base metal camp, the home of Boliden (BLS-T). But like…
Move over nickel, here comes lead (July 02, 2007)
METALS COMMENTARY
Move over nickel, here comes lead (June 22, 2007)
With lead prices steadily climbing towards record highs, the un-glamorous metal looks poised to knock nickel off it…
Editorial: Mining and CSR, Part II
In Part I last week, we began our look at how three high-profile accidents at Canadian-operated mines in the mid-1990s provoked fundamental changes in the Canadian mining industry, and focused on a sp…
Editorial: Mining and CSR, part II
In part I last week, we began our look at how three high-profile accidents at Canadian-operated mines in the mid-19…
Boliden breathes life into Garpenberg
A successful exploration program in and around Boliden’s (BLS-T, BDNNF-O) Garpenberg zinc-lead mine in Sweden has substantially boosted ore reserves, extending the mine’s life to over 10 years at curr…