Canada Lithium pushing to make first shipment
Canada Lithium (CLQ-T) is closing in on adding Canadian hard-rock production to the lithium market, although it is taking slightly longer than expected.
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Rainy River outlines new gold zone in advance of feasibility study
VANCOUVER – A new zone keeps generating gold-silver hits at Rainy River Resources’ (RR-T) namesake project in northwestern Ontario, creating a slew of strong numbers to inform a new resource estimate planned for the middle of the year….
How will juniors handle Ontario’s new permitting regime?
New rules designed to lessen conflict between the mining sector and aboriginal communities in Ontario kicked in on April 1, but neither cash-poor juniors nor the province’s First Nations seem ready for them.
One man’s talc is another man’s treasure
With large companies shedding assets to trim costs and juniors struggling to pay the bills — not to mention raise money — it’s probably safe to say that listing a new exploration company these days is not for the faint of…
Century Iron Mines lays out two mine plans
VANCOUVER — Century Iron Mines (FER-T) has a portfolio full of projects, a fair pile of cash, backing from not one but two Chinese partners and a plan to become a mid-sized iron ore producer within the next few years.
McIlvenna Bay keeps growing for Foran
Foran Mining (FOM-V) has bulked up resources at the McIlvenna Bay zinc-copper-gold-silver volcanogenic massive sulphide (VMS) deposit in east-central Saskatchewan, with increases of 15% and 18% in indicated and inferred tonnage.
Fission and Alpha emerge as newest players in Athabasca
The discovery of a high-grade uranium-bearing boulder field just south of the Athabasca basin in Saskatchewan is shaping into a big find for joint-venture partners Fission Energy (FIS-V) and Alpha Minerals (AMW-V).
Commentary: Far from home, not from risk – OHS laws and Canadian workers abroad
In January, Islamic terrorists stormed a natural gas plant staffed by hundreds of Algerian workers and a number of foreign workers. The Algerian military intervened, bringing an end to the crisis, but in its aftermath workers from the U.S.,…
Kivalliq has big plans for 2013
When it comes to junior uranium exploration and development companies, Kivalliq Energy (KIV-V) is the top pick of mining analysts at brokerage Raymond James.
TSX Venture continues to slide, March 25-28
VANCOUVER — The S&P TSX Venture Composite Index registered a second consecutive weekly decline during the shortened March 25-28 trading period, dropping 7.34 points, or 0.7%, before closing at 1,099 points.
McIlvenna Bay keeps growing for Foran
Foran Mining (FOM-V) has bulked up resources at the McIlvenna Bay zinc-copper-gold-silver volcanogenic massive sulphide (VMS) deposit in east central Saskatchewan, with increases of 15% and 18% in indicated and inferred tonnage.
El Chanate write-down surprises AuRico shareholders
Despite a $127 million write-down of the El Chanate mine in Sonora, Mexico, Canaccord Genuity analyst Rahul Paul says he isn’t changing his investment thesis on AuRico Gold (AUQ-T, AUQ-N) and is maintaining his US$11 price target on the stock….