B2Gold ups its presence in Nicaragua
B2Gold (BTO-T) is increasing its foothold in Nicaragua by taking full ownership of its joint-venture gold properties, and earning into two more projects.
Volume 98 Number 12 May 7 - 13, 2012
Lundin to bring Touro back to its copper roots
Lundin Mining (LUN-T) wants to give an old copper mine in Spain its identity back.
TomaGold shares jump 140% on Monster drill hole
Montreal-based TomaGold (LOT-V) has garnered a lot of attention following preliminary high-grade assay results on its Monster Lake gold property outside the town of Chibougamau, Que.
Centerra chops Kumtor’s output for 2012
Centerra Gold (CG-T) recently saw its shares plunge 15% after cutting its production forecast for the Kumtor gold mine owing to increased ice movement in the southeast section of the pit, which will restrict access to high-grade ore.
Analyst questions Orbite’s ‘game-changing’ technology
Orbite Aluminae (ORT-T) has been pushed into the spotlight after an analyst raised concerns about some of the technology the company will use to extract alumina and rare earths from its Grande-Vallée property in Quebec.
Xstrata seeks buyer for Donkin
Xstrata Coal, a subsidiary of diversified miner Xstrata (XTA-L), is looking to sell its 75% stake in the Donkin coal project in Atlantic Canada.
Foran jumps into action in Saskatchewan
Foran Mining (FOM-V) is gaining steam at its flagship McIlvenna Bay volcanogenic massive sulphide (VMS) project in Saskatchewan, west of Flin Flon, Man.
La Ronge gold district regains its old shine
The 1980s were a booming time for the La Ronge gold belt near the town of La Ronge in north-central Saskatchewan, with between 60 and 80 companies exploring on the ground and several hundred thousand ounces mined. But a tough market and mixed…
Fission Energy grows in the Athabasca
With grades over 10 times the global average, the Athabasca basin is home to some of the world’s richest uranium deposits, and one junior is looking to lock-up a significant amount of that prospectiveness for itself.
Rodren Drilling pitches in to help out Children’s Hospital in Winnipeg
In the mining business, daily news often involves drill results, production guidance and stock movement. But when Winnipeg-based exploration diamond driller Rodren Drilling pledges to donate up to $1 million over five years to the…
VMS Ventures looking to repeat Reed success
Manitoba’s Flin Flon greenstone belt has been yielding high-grade copper and zinc from its volcanogenic massive sulphide orebodies for almost 85 years, and VMS Ventures (VMS-V) thinks there’s a lot more mineralization to be found.
Mega Precious Metals optimistic at Monument Bay
Mega Precious Metals’ (MGP-V) president and chief executive James Rogers has lofty plans for the company’s Monument Bay gold project in Manitoba, which was previously drilled by past operators as a potential high-grade underground…