A New Tool For Community Development
Conventionally, mining companies have wanted to take immediate measures to alleviate the poverty they observe near their mining projects in developing countries. Typically, they have done this by buil…
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Affinity Gold– Jonny Lia Tia Yong appointed a director.
Coffey Mining Opens Consultancy Office In Canada
In an effort to expand its global footprint, consultant Coffey Mining, part of Coffey International, has announced plans to open a Canadian division with an office in Toronto.
U.S. Markets March 10-16
U.S. equity indices were up sharply during the March 10-16 reporting period. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 670 points, or 10.2%, to 7,217; the S&P 500 index rose 77 points, or 11.4%, to 7…
Excellon Nixes Onsite Mill In Favour Of Silver Eagle Deal
Excellon Resources (EXN-T, EXLLF-O) is putting plans to build a mill at its Platosa silver-lead-zinc mine in Durango state, Mexico, on hold now that it has struck a friendly merger deal with Silver Ea…
Bronson Slope Gets A Second Try
VANCOUVER — A preliminary economic assessment of Skyline Gold’s (SK-V, SYGCF-O) Bronson Slope gold-copper-silver project in northern British Columbia says the deposit could support a profitable mine …
Toronto Stock Exchange March 10-16
Toronto’s main stock index enjoyed a reprieve during the March 10-16 reporting period, as positive sentiment pushed up the S&P/TSX composite index by 506.3 points, or 6.4%, to 8,386.7. The S&P…
Kinross to buy stake in Harry Winston
Kinross Gold (K-T, KGC-N) is making an usual and sudden move into the diamond business, offering US$150 millio…
Teck ordered to pay US natives $1 million for Trail smelter pollution
Vancouver – After exhausting its appeal options Teck (TCK.B-T, TCK-N) has been ordered to pay more than US$1 mill…
SouthGobi cuts coal resource at Ovoot Tolgoi after mistake discovered
Vancouver – Mathematical errors have led to a major overstatement of a resource estimate at SouthGobi Energy Resour…
Quadra Mining to raise $75 million
In a bought deal agreement with a syndicate of underwriters, Quadra Mining (QUA-T) will raise C$75.3 million that i…
New estimate boosts oxide copper resource at Apoquindo
Vancouver – A concerted drilling effort by Apoquindo Minerals (AQM-V) has increased the resources at its namesake…