Canada

Cliffs says high electricity prices in Ontario are a challenge

Cliffs Natural Resources (CLF-N) warned in a conference call today that high electricity rates in Ontario are forcing it to widen its search for a location to build a proposed ferrochrome production facility that will utilize a closed electric…


Copper Canyon board rejects NovaGold bid

Vancouver – Copper Canyon Resources’ (CPY-V) board of directors has unanimously rejected as inadequate a hostile takeover bid launched by joint venture partner NovaGold Resources (NG-T, NG-X).


Demand outpaces discoveries, Roundup delegates told

VANCOUVER – 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…



Pacific North West Capital takes 100% of River Valley

Pacific North West Capital (PFN-T, PAWEF-O) is acquiring Anglo Platinum’s 50% interest in the River Valley platinum group metals joint-venture project in Ontario, one of Canada’s largest primary PGM deposits, bringing its total ownership to…



Venture edges up in Jan. 24-28 period

Vancouver – Like gold and oil, The S&P TSX Venture Exchange swung down then up over the January 24-29 period, with the exchange eking out a slight gain. By the numbers, the Venture dropped a total of 79.43 points over three days while…


Selwyn returns high zinc and lead grades

The latest results from the Selwyn project in the Yukon continue to confirm the project’s status as one of the world’s best undeveloped lead and zinc deposits. The project is now held as a joint venture between Selwyn Resources (SWN-V) and…



Three mining legends honoured

The 23rd anniversary of the Canadian Mining Hall of Fame at Toronto’s Fairmont Royal York Hotel in mid-January, fittingly kicked off with a tribute to the spectacular rescue late last year of 33 miners trapped deep in a copper-gold mine in…




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