In late December 2001, Inmet Mining (IMN-T) announced that it would acquire 100% of the Pyhäsalmi underground copper and zinc mine in central Finland for about 60 million euros (US$83 million).The transaction was completed in early 2002…
VANCOUVER — Silvercorp Metals (SVM-T, SVM-N) is getting involved in a project a little closer to home. The Vancouver-based company has so far operated mainly in China, but is now set to buy the Silve…
Speed has been the name of the game for Nemaska Exploration (NMX-V), and now the company is waiting for the market to catch up.
SITE VISIT ASMARA, ERITREA — Despite brimming with geologic promise because of its location within the prolific Arabian-Nubian Shield, Eritrea has remained underexplored for years.Continued violence and turmoil in the young nation left the…
With the global economic recovery still facing strong headwinds, The Northern Miner surveyed six metals experts on where they think gold prices are headed this year and next, and why.John Embry, chief metals strategist at Sprott Asset…
VANCOUVER — Most new mines have problems as they make the transition from the drawing board to production, and the newly constructed Meadowbank gold mine in Nunavut was no exception, says Eberhard (E…
VANCOUVER — The first drill results are in from a revised exploration program at Clifton Star Resources’ (CFO-V) Duparquet gold project in Quebec.
VANCOUVER — Two drill rigs continue to return strong results at East Asia Minerals’ (EAS-V) Miwah gold project in Indonesia. A drill program is exploring the edges of a growing gold zone as the compa…
Eighteen months ago American Bonanza Gold (BZA-T, ABGFF-O) came to a crossroad. Should it continue to expand its resource at the past-producing Copperstone gold mine in Arizona or move the mine back i…
Step-out drilling in the North zone at Premier Gold Mines’ (PG-T, PIRGF-O) advanced-stage Hardrock project, near Geraldton, Ont., returned an intercept of 5.37 grams gold per tonne over 57.1 metres –…
VANCOUVER — The latest sampling results at Riverstone Resources’ (RVS-V) Karma project in Burkina Faso have returned encouraging grades as the company heads into a formal drilling program in the area…
VANCOUVER — Tough economic times and reduced access to capital will force companies to narrow their exploration efforts on “best-of-breed” mineral deposits, commodity experts told delegates at Roundup 2010, a recent conference sponsored by the…
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