Argex completes PEA on titanium dioxide project
The economic viability of Argex Mining’s (RGX-V) La Blache titanium dioxide project in Quebec has now received validation with the results of a preliminary economic assessment (PEA), the company says.
Volume 97 Number 39 Nov 14 - 20, 2011
Bannerman responds to Hanlong offer
Bannerman Resources (BAN-T, BMN-A) says it’s not going to “tie its hands down” in a long-term arrangement with Sichuan Hanlong Group just yet, keeping its doors open to a less-conditional offer by the Chinese conglomerate and other interested…
High grades for Eagle Hill
Eagle Hill Exploration (EAG-V) has received a first resource estimate for the Windfall Lake project in Quebec’s Abitibi region, and found better grades than it expected.
Auriga looks to put Maverick back in the saddle
Auriga Gold (AIA-V) is looking to reanimate the Maverick Gold project 65 km northeast of Flin Flon, Manitoba.
NMC doubles resource at moly mine
South Korea-focused NMC Resource (NRC-V) has substantially increased contained resources at its high-grade Moland molybdenum mine.
Centerra flaunts a strong quarter
Centerra Gold (CG-T) posted solid third-quarter results, with profits soaring nearly 400%.
De Beers sale to shake up industry
Anglo American’s (AAL-L) agreement to pay $5.1 billion in cash for the Oppenheimer family’s 40% stake in De Beers will have a profound impact on the diamond industry, executives and analysts say.
Seabridge Gold advances Courageous Lake in NWT
Infill drilling this year at Seabridge Gold’s (SEA-T) Courageous Lake property in Canada’s Northwest Territories is helping upgrade inferred resources to higher categories and increasing the size and grade of the deposit, the company says,…
Victoria Gold looking to become Yukon’s next gold producer
With all the excitement about new discoveries in the Yukon, it’s easy to forget about the established deposits that could become mines in the near term.
Perseverance is the watchword at Canadian Zinc
Since Canadian Zinc (CZN-T) bought 100% of the Prairie Creek property in the 1990s, the company has invested more than $45 million and quadrupled the mineral resource. It has also advanced the zinc-silver-lead mine in the Northwest Territories…
Pretium’s Quartermain a gold bug all along
Many people often think of me as a silver-focused individual,” Pretium Resources (PVG-T) president and CEO Robert Quartermain told a crowd of around 150 in his opening remarks at a recent Association for Mineral Exploration British Columbia…
Commentary: Traversing the Far North’s legal landscape
Mining companies investing for the first time in Canada’s Far North may find the experience unlike any other. This holds true not only for foreign corporations, but also for companies familiar with mining in Southern Canada.