Imperial Hits Copper Under Red Chris
VANCOUVER — The open-pit resource at Red Chris, a copper-gold project in northwestern British Columbia, is already large enough to support a mine for 25 years, but now owner Imperial Metals (III-T, I…
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Three Die In Flooded Quebec Gold Mine
Three men have died in Metanor Resources’ (MTO-V, MEAOF-O) Bachelor Lake gold mine, near Desmeraisville, Que.
Iberian Eyes The Big Time
SITE VISIT SEVILLE, SPAIN — Becoming the next Xstrata (XSRAF-O, XTA-L) may be the pipe dream of many a junior, but in the case of Iberian Minerals (IZN-V, IMINF-O), the…
Volta Buys Randgold Project
Volta Resources (VTR-T, VLTAF-O) plans to turn much of its focus to the Kiaka gold project in Burkina Faso and the market has given its nod of approval; shares rose about 27% in two days to 42¢ a…
Cameco Seals Leak, Resumes Dewatering At Cigar Lake
VANCOUVER — Cameco (CCO-T, CCJ-N) has resumed its efforts to dewater the Cigar Lake mine workings in Saskatchewan after remediating the source of an inflow that flooded the advanced uranium project i…
HudBay Reopens Chisel North
VANCOUVER — With the price of zinc back above US$1 per lb., Hud- Bay Minerals (HBM-T, HBMFF-O) is reopening its Chisel North zinc mine and concentrator in Snow Lake, Man., which it closed in January …
Dundee’s Goodman Touts Gold As Post-Recessionary Investment
Ned Goodman, founder and chairman of Dundee Wealth, has never been more optimistic about the future. The recession is over and the world’s population is exploding, but there aren’t enough resources fo…
India Buys IMF Gold
Gold smashed yet another nominal price record in early November, as the Reserve Bank of India emerged as the surprise buyer of 200 tonnes of gold worth US$6.7 billion from the International Monetary F…
People (November 09, 2009)
African Copper– Stephen Simukanga appointed an independent director.
Science Museum Seeks Mining Memorabilia
The Canada Science and Technology Museum (CSTM) is asking for your help to increase the quantity and improve the quality of mining content in its exhibits. The museum, located in Ottawa, is aiming to …
U.S. Markets – Oct. 27-Nov. 2
Markets in the United States retreated over the Oct. 27-Nov. 2 reporting period, making October the first losing month since February. Economists say investors have become worried that the eight-month…
Toronto Stock Exchange – Oct. 27-Nov. 2
The S&P/TSX composite index fell roughly 400 points for the Oct. 27-Nov. 2 reporting period as investors fretted over the possibility that American consumers may not get back to their spending way…