Paul Lamond Smith (b. 1934) died peacefully at home on Jan. 8 in Shubenacadie, N.S.Born in Halifax, Smith studied geology at Mount Allison University. He worked in the mining industry in northern Ontario; Elliot Lake and at Kid Creek Mine in…
Joint-venture partners Rainy River Resources (rr-v) and Northern Superior Resources (sup-v) have pulled a significant discovery hole from Target 3 at the TPK gold project in northern Ontario. Hole 4 hit 13.5 metres grading 25.87 grams…
Well-respected for its project generation work in Newfoundland and Labrador, Altius Minerals (als-t) has entered into an exploration alliance with Cliffs Natural Resources (clf-n) covering ferro-alloy metals within specific areas of the…
MDN (mdn-t) may be best known for its 30% interest in the producing Tulawaka gold mine in Tanzania operated by Barrick Gold (abx-t, abx-n) and a portfolio of exploration projects in the surrounding Lake Victoria gold district. But some…
The first week of 2011 saw the public release of a candid and rather damning report by a Newfoundland and Labrador government-appointed commission on the 17-month strike by 120 members of United Steelworkers Local 9508 at Vale’s Voisey’s Bay…
In a new twist to the takeover battle for Baffinland Iron Mines (BIM-T), former rivals Nunavut Iron Ore and ArcelorMittal (MT-N) are teaming up in a joint bid.
After 12 years of profitable operation, Northgate Minerals’ (NGX-T, NXG-X) Kemess South gold-copper mine in north-central British Columbia is shutting down. The large-scale open-pit mine will cease operating in February after ore reserves have…
Golden Dawn Minerals (GOM-V) wants to breath mining life back into Greenwood B.C. for the third time. The small town of some 600 souls in south central B.C. saw its fortunes swell at the turn of the last century and again in the 1950s, both…
The first week of 2011 saw the public release of a candid and rather damning report by a Newfoundland & Labrador government-appointed commission on the 17-month strike by 120 members of United Steelworkers Local 9508 at Vale’s Voisey’s Bay…
On the back of its flagship 5-million-oz. Rainy River project in northwestern Ontario, Rainy River Resources (RR-V) has closed a $75-million bought deal financing just as gold is starting to lose a little of its lustre. The private placement,…
Taseko Mines’ (TKO-T, TGB-X) may have been knocked down by the Federal government’s ruling against its Prosperity mine, but that doesn’t mean the company has been knocked-out.
Vancouver – The shortened first week of trading in the New Year saw the S&P TSX Venture Exchange experience a slight hangover after the holiday rally, down 62.46 points between January 4 and 7 to end the period at 2225.39 points.
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