MagAlloy advances Koilu
A memorandum of understanding with Siemens of Germany will enable Magnesium Alloy (YMY-V) to advance the Koilu magnesium project in the Republic of Congo.The agreement identifies several areas of co-o…
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SAM explores ground near Val d’Or
Prospecting and geophysical surveys will begin this summer at the Grenab project, about 120 km east of Val d’Or, Que. Southern Africa Minerals (SAF-T) acquired the ground based on its potential to hos…
Journalist Kaplan honoured by CIM
Frank Kaplan, whose career as a journalist in the resource industry has spanned more than a quarter-century, was recently honoured with a lifetime achievement award from the Canadian Institute of Mini…
Brancote eyes second Chubut target
Denver — Now that the Esquel gold property in southern Argentina is progressing to the development phase, London-based Brancote Holdings is evaluating other prospective targets in the region.One such…
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Francisco cuts high-grade gold at Marlin
Vancouver — Junior Francisco Gold (FGX-T) has tabled more impressive results from an ongoing 3,000-metre drill program at its wholly owned Marlin gold-silver project in western Guatemala.Since April,…
Goldcorp’s Red Lake Canada’s largest gold mine
Move over Golden Giant and Eskay Creek. The new Red Lake mine, owned and operated by Toronto-based Goldcorp (G-T), has become Canada’s largest gold operation, based on this year’s revised production e…
Barrick at work in Alaska
Vancouver — Mining titan Barrick Gold (ABX-T) has kicked off a $600,000 exploration program on the California and Surf properties, held jointly by Rimfire Minerals (RFM-V) and Western Keltic Mines…
Partners search for northern gold
Windy Camp, Nunavut — North of the Arctic Circle, Miramar Mining (MAE-T) and Hope Bay Gold (HGC-T) are faced with the challenge of finding enough near-surface, high-grade ounces to justify advancing …
Iamgold ponders fate of exploration projects
Recent exploration has prompted Iamgold (IAM-T) to walk away from the FSC project, in South Africa, and consider a similar action at the Moeda and Retazos projects in Brazil and Ecuador, respectively….
Inmet hits high grade at Cayeli mine in Turkey
Deep drilling by Inmet Mining (IMN-T) has returned an impressive 25.5-metre intersection grading 14.4% copper and 8.5% zinc, plus 129 grams silver per tonne, below the existing workings of the Cayeli …
Getting certified in BC
The question of how to certify mineral assay laboratories and analysts has been a hot topic in the industry over the past few years. In British Columbia, a successful program of assayer registration h…