CaNickel cuts back operations
CaNickel Mining (CML-T) is scaling back operations at its Bucko Lake mine near Wabowden in Manitoba due to “unfavourable” nickel prices, the company has announced.
Canada
Canada Zinc Metals drills Cardiac Creek
Since this year’s drill program began in May at Canada Zinc Metals’ (CZX-V) Cardiac Creek SEDEX zinc-lead-silver deposit on its Akie property, 260 km northwest of the town of Mackenzie in northeastern British Columbia, the company…
Playfair’s tungsten resource grows at Grey River
Playfair Mining (PLY-V) has increased its inferred resource at Grey River in Newfoundland by 16% to 1.2 million tonnes grading 0.73% tungsten trioxide for 18.8 million pounds of tungsten trioxide or 853,000 metric tonne units (MTUs), the…
China sets first tranche of 2012 REE export quotas
China has determined that its first tranche of export quotas for rare earth elements in 2012 will be 10,546 tonnes, down 27% from its first tranche of export quotas in 2011, but the China Daily reported that officials at the Ministry of…
Canadian Zinc closer to opening Prairie Creek
Canadian Zinc (CZN-T) has been flashed a green light from environmental authorities to go ahead with developing its Prairie Creek mine in the Northwest Territories.
Rambler delivers on Ming
Nearly seven years after Rambler Metals and Mining (RAB-V, RMM-L) took control of the past-producing Ming copper-gold mine on Newfoundland Baie Verte peninsula, the company has poured its first gold doré bar and shipped it for further…
Anaconda unloads iron ore assets in Chile
Anaconda Mining (ANX-T) has sold off its iron ore assets in Chile in a bid to pay down debt and focus on gold.
Canadian Mining Hall of Fame adds overflow room for induction ceremony
Nothing succeeds like success. Due to the continued demand for tickets to the sold-out 24th Annual Canadian Mining Hall of Fame Induction Dinner at the Fairmont Royal York Hotel in…
Transition to gold
When Scott McLean packed up and left Xstrata (XTA-L) after a long and illustrious career with Falconbridge, he knew exactly what he wanted to do with his time: Find another world class mine.
Abacus advances its Ajax copper-gold project
Abacus Mining & Exploration (ame-v) has painted an interesting prospect at its joint-ventured Ajax copper-gold project near Kamloops, B.C., with a feasibility study showing the project could support a 60,000-tonne-per-day operation…
Richmont adds ounces at Monique and Wasamac
Vancouver – Richmont Mines (RIC-T) has released a resource estimate for its potentially near-term producing Monique gold deposit in Quebec shortly after issuing a resource update at Wasamac.
Adriana joins forces with WISCO
Adriana Resources (ADI-V) is back up after dropping 15% yesterday as the company reported late in the day that it’s partnering with WISCO International Resources to develop and run the Lac Otelnuk and December Lake iron ore properties in…