Vale Inco Plans Sudbury Shutdowns
Vale Inco, a subsidiary of Vale (RIO-N), is shutting down its nickel mining and processing facilities in Sudbury, Ont., as well as its precious metals processing facilities in Port Colborn, for eight …
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Canada’s CFOs Honour Agnico’s Garofalo
Canada’s financial community came out in force to a black-tie gala in Toronto during the fifteenth trading week of the year to bestow Agnico-Eagle Mines’ David Garofalo with the title “Canada’s CFO of…
Copper Recovery Expected In Early 2010: Conference
Although the market looks grim in the short term, experts suggest a recovery in the copper price is in the cards as early as next year.
Allied Nevada To Expand Hycroft Gold Production
The commissioning phase of the recently reopened Hycroft gold mine near Winnemucca, Nev., will be completed by the middle of the year and Allied Nevada Gold (ANV-T, ANV-N) says it expects the mine wil…
Wesdome Gold Is Back In Black
It’s been trying times for many but not for junior gold miner Wesdome Gold Mines (WDO-T).
Yukon-Nevada Cuts More Gold At Ketza River
Yukon-Nevada Gold (YNG-T, YNGFF-O) has intersected gold in stepout holes on its past-producing Ketza River project, near the town of Ross River in the Yukon, 125 km northeast of Whitehorse.
Gold rises on China purchases
Word that the Chinese have been stealthily stockpiling gold over the last five years sent the price of the yellow m…
Osisko rises on South Barnat infill grades
Vancouver – Infill drilling at the Canadian Malartic project is returned better-than-expected gold grades for own…
Formation gains on USFS rejection of Xstrata appeal
Vancouver – An arduous environmental-permitting odyssey is over for Formation Capital (FCO-T, FCACF-O).
Uranium One celebrates start of pilot mining phase in Kazakhstan
Japanese, Canadian and Kazakh officials collected in a remote corner of Kazakhstan to mark the beginning of the pil…
Economic downturn shines spotlight on compensation packages (April 24, 2009)
The public outcry over outlandish bonuses and pensions paid to senior executives at financial institutions in the U…
Dealing with the downturn
A day-long program on dealing with the downturn in the mining sector will be held in Toronto on Wednesday May 13. T…