Murgor finds more gold beneath open pit at Golden Arrow
Four drill holes designed to test gold mineralization below the open-pit floor at the Golden Arrow gold project in northern Ontario have not disappointed Murgor Resources (MGR-V).
Canada
TMX and LSE look to create mining stock trading haven
As alternative investment platforms continue to rob business from traditional powerhouses, the London Stock Exchange Group (LSE-L) and TMX Group (X-T) are looking to stem the tide by creating their own global trading…
Editorial: TMX-LSE merger proposal shakes up Canadians
The markets have been abuzz since yesterday’s jolting announcement that the London Stock Exchange and the TMX Group – operator of the Toronto Stock Exchange and the TSX Venture Exchange – plan to merge in a deal that would create an…
Commentary: Canadian gov’t tightens temporary foreign worker regulations
Whether your company currently employs temporary foreign workers (TFW), or whether your company may do so in the future, you need to be aware of the new Temporary Foreign Worker Program regulations that will come into force on April 1, 2011.
Canadian coal miners riled by US deal with Ridley Terminals (February 08, 2011)
Vancouver – British Columbia and Alberta coal producers have accused a federal Crown Corporation of “putting American jobs ahead of Canadian jobs” after St. Louis-based Arch Coal (ACI-N) announced a five-year deal to ship Powder River Basin…
Roundup: We need more discoveries
This year’s Mineral Exploration Roundup attracted 7,000 delegates from around the world, a new record for the annual conference hosted by the Association for Mineral Exploration British Columbia (AME BC). But in keeping with the theme,…
Canada keeps no. 2 spot for 2010 exploration
The following was released by the Metals Economics Group (MEG), based on its Corporate Exploration Strategies study which examines global exploration budgets. For more information visit: www.metalseconomics.com.
People (February 07, 2011)
Alexandria Minerals – Peter Legein appointed VP of exploration.
More long intercepts for Trelawney (February 07, 2011)
Trelawney Mining and Exploration (TRR-V) has raised expectations in a short period of time. So much so that the latest drill results, that would be the envy of many junior gold explorers, failed to impact the company’s stock value.
Roundup: Commodities outlook
The final technical session at the Mineral Exploration Roundup hosted by the Association for Mineral Exploration British Columbia (AME BC) looked at the potential of thermal coal, uranium, vanadium, molybdenum, copper and, of course, gold.
Commerce gets more rare-earth assays
Assays for the final five holes from Commerce Resources’ (cce-v, cmrzf-o) 2010 drill program at its Ashram rare-earth zone on its Eldor project in northern Quebec bring the junior one step closer to completing a National Instrument 43-101…
Suppliers News (February 07, 2011)
Sudbury supports new office at CEMI