AME BC celebrates 2010 award winners
The AME BC hosts its annual awards dinner tonight. Below is a look at the winners.
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The growing importance of Corporate Social Responsibility
Vancouver – Wednesday morning the Mineral Exploration Roundup in Vancouver turned to the growing importance of corporate social responsibility (CSR) in the business.
Brazil looks to get tough on Chinese iron ore investments
Brazil’s recently elected government has signaled that it won’t be business as usual when it comes to mining iron ore in the South American country. In early November Brazilians replaced popular President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva – who…
First Quantum to expand Kansanshi in Zambia
Already one of the largest copper-producing companies in the world, First Quantum Minerals’ (FM-T, FQM-L) plans to expand production capacity in Zambia at its Kansanshi copper-gold mine by 60% to about 400,000 tonnes of copper per year by 2015,…
Atac, Kaminak gear up for 2011 exploration in Yukon
Vancouver – In a couple of packed sessions at the Mineral Exploration Roundup in Vancouver, leading Yukon gold explorers Atac Resources (ATC-V) and Kaminak Resources (KAM-V) laid out their plans for stepped up exploration in 2011.
Richfield releases more Blackwater results
Vancouver – Another round of drill results from the Blackwater gold project means more long gold hits for Richfield Ventures (RVC-V).
The Technical Analysis Report — Hey gold where’s the glory?
After a torrid run, the yellow metal has cooled off with the coming of the New Year. The Technical Analysis Report felt it would be a good time to dive into the charts to try and make some sense of it all, and perhaps find a few choice junior…
Shanta Gold makes headway in Tanzania (January 25, 2011)
Junior Shanta Gold (SHG-L) wants to make the leap from explorer to gold producer within two years. On Jan. 25 Shanta said it is on track to complete a detailed feasibility study by the end of June on its Singida gold project in central Tanzania…
Minister Hawes: mining ‘crucial’ to BC’s success
The following speech was delivered by Randy Hawes, British Columbia’s Minister of State for Mining, at the opening of AME BC Roundup 2011 conference in Vancouver.
TSX lower as gold falls for Jan. 17-21 period
TSX Composite Index fell 169 points to finish the Jan 17-21 period at 13,258.57 as the Bank of Canada held the overnight rate steady at 1%. In its outlook report the Bank pointed to the impact of a high Canadian dollar on exports and high…
Venture ends down slightly in Jan. 17-21 period
Vancouver – The January 17 to 21 period saw the TSX S&P Venture Exchange fall 5.38 points after two days of losses outweighed three days of gains to have the board end at 2265.58 points.
Fronteer Gold outlines US$48 million exploration program
With cash and short-term deposits of roughly US$100 million, Fronteer Gold (FRG-T, FRX-X) has more than enough money to pay for the US$48 million global exploration program it has outlined for 2011.