PEOPLE — Black Swan Gold
Bryce Porter appointed president, Augusto Kishida appointed vp of exploration.
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PEOPLE — Armada Gold
Geoff Donahue appointed director.
Romarco cuts high grade in Nevada
Romarco Minerals (R-T) has intercepted high-grade gold values at its newly acquired Red Rocks project in western Nevada.The company completed 12 reverse-circulation and three core holes, totalling 12,…
Inmet Mining returning to profitability
Restructuring has paid off in higher second-quarter earnings for troubled base metal miner Inmet Mining (IMN-T), which posted a profit of $25.2 million for the three months ended June 30.The company e…
Dynatec to operate gold mine
Once the Ken Snyder gold-silver mine is up and running early next year, royalty companies Franco-Nevada Mining (FN-T) and Euro-Nevada Mining (EN-T) plan to turn over operational management to Toronto-…
EDITORIAL — Tobin tells miners, ‘my way or the highway’ — Rat pack tactics
Planning to explore for minerals in Newfoundland or Labrador? If you find something big, be prepared to butt heads with Brian Tobin, rat pack premier of The Rock and environs, fearless defender of the…
COMMENTARY — Miners seeking GSC data
.BMichael ThomasThe regional geophysics section of the Geological Survey of Canada (GSC) focuses on the acquisition, archiving, distribution and analysis of aeromagnetic and gravity data. Historically…
CIM shipshape for boat cruise
The Toronto branch of the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum will host its annual boat cruise and Monte Carlo Night on Aug. 19.Boarding of The Northern Spirit at the docks at the f…
SUPPLIERS NEWS ROUNDUP — Lawmakers tour midwestern U.S. mines
In an attempt to impress on lawmakers the importance of mining in the midwestern U.S., two mining associations recently gave a group of congressional legislators a tour of the region’s network of supp…
Major General, McWatters bullish on Baie Verte region
A letter-of-intent agreement between Major General Resources (MGI-V) and McWatters Mining (MCW-M) is paving the way for development of the Hammerdown and Rumbullion gold deposits in Newfoundland’s Bai…
Rio Algom posts profits
Despite tough times for base metal producers, Rio Algom (ROM-T) enjoyed a profitable second quarter as it continued to expand both its copper production and its metals distribution business.Earnings t…
Freegold outlines Alaskan targets
Although assays are pending, International Freegold Mineral Development (ILF-V) reports that potentially economic mineralization has been uncovered at its Golden Summit project, 20 miles north of Fair…