Sage Gold hopes to extend Kodiak’s discovery
SITE VISIT Jellicoe, Ont. — Nigel Lees, president and CEO of Sage Gold (SGX-V, SGGDF-o), and Bill Love, the company’s vice-president of business development, are trying to solve a geological…
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Commentary: Asbestos mortality: a Canadian export
— The following is an edited version of an editorial that appeared in the Oct. 21, 2008, edition of the Canadian Medical Association Journal. The footnotes have been removed, but are available in the…
Three on board missing plane in Guyana (November 10, 2008)
A plane contracted to do an airborne geophysical survey for U3O8 Corp. (UWE-V, UTREF-o) went missing during the afternoon of Nov. 1 in the Amazon jungle in Guyana.
Liberty shuts down nickel mines
Vancouver — Its Redstone mine has been in production for just over a year and its McWatters mine is in preproduction ramp-up, but falling nickel prices have forced Liberty Mines (LBE-t) to put both o…
International Tower Hill doubles Livengood resource (November 10, 2008)
Vancouver — The Money Knob deposit is starting to live up to its name for International Tower Hill Mines (ITH-V, THM-x).
Renard jumps another hurdle for Stornoway, Soquem
Vancouver — A positive scoping study for its Renard diamond project has boosted Stornoway Diamond’s (SWY-T, SWYDF-o) confidence that it might someday develop Quebec’s first diamond mine.
Breakwater closes mines
Zinc miner Breakwater Resources (BWR-T, BWLRF-o) is suspending operations at its Langlois mine, 200 km north of Val d’Or, Que., and the Myra Falls mine on Vancouver Island, B. C.
Patricia Mining backs Richmont bid
Richmont Mines (RIC-T, RIC-n) has launched a bid for Torontobased Patricia Mining (PAT-V, PTMHF-o) much to the chagrin of many Patricia shareholders.
Copper Mountain gets the go-ahead
Vancouver — Copper Mountain Mining (CUM-t) is not letting global financial turmoil or a falling copper price get in its way: the company is going ahead with development plans at its Copper Mountain p…
Nature of Diamonds lights up the ROM
In the depths of the Michael Lee- Chin Crystal’s lower levels, at the Royal Ontario Museum, a hushed group of media and diamond enthusiasts alike gathered for the opening of “The Nature of Diamonds” i…
Editorial: Vale goes easy on Canadian mines
The week ended Nov. 1, the 44th trading week of 2008, was characterized by some relative calm in the global financial markets after seven weeks of incredible turmoil.
Sherwood drilling links high-grade areas at Kutcho
Vancouver — Drill results from Kutcho’s Main zone continue to return high-grade copper intercepts for Sherwood Copper (SWC-V, SWOPF-o).