URSA Major starts preproduction at Shakespeare nickel mine
As nickel prices plunge below the US$7-per-lb. range and world stockpiles grow, URSA Major Minerals (UMJ-T) is taki…
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Sinchao hits another long intercept in Peru (September 18, 2008)
Vancouver – Long mineralized intercepts from Sinchao Metals’ (SMZ-V) namesake project in Peru seem to be becoming t…
Goldcorp suspends mining at Pamour (September 18, 2008)
Goldcorp (G-T, GG-N) has suspended mining at its Pamour gold mine, near Timmins, Ont. According to a Reuters news r…
Young CEO forms company to explore Larder Lake break project
Everything was uranium, uranium, uranium, recalls Natasha Blackburn, president and CEO of Golden Harp Resources (GH…
Metanor looking to expand Barry pit (September 18, 2008)
Results from summer drilling at Metanor Resources’ (MTO-V, MEAOF-O) Barry property could lead to a boost in gold re…
Alexis Minerals gets high grade gold in Lac Herbin extensions
Vancouver – With five drills churning at its Lac Herbin mine, 8 km southeast of Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec, Alexis Miner…
FNX on target to bring LFD to production (September 17, 2008)
Vancouver – FNX Mining (FNX-T) has defined an initial resource for what will likely be the next production target a…
Western Copper’s Carmacks gets socio-environmental green light
Vancouver – As far as permitting goes, all Western Copper (WRN-T) needs now is a quartz mining license for its Carm…
Liberty starts ramp-up at McWatters
After having a challenging time with ramp development, Liberty Mines (LBE-T) has reached the preproduction stage at…
Jinshan names chairman of China National Gold as new CEO
Four months after China’s largest state-owned gold producer, China National Gold, acquired a 42% stake in Jinshan G…
Osisko Mining benefits from the Quebec advantage
Sean Roosen, president and chief executive of Osisko Mining (OSK-T), wasn’t the only executive at the recent Denver…
Schaft Creek twice the price for Copper Fox (September 15, 2008)
Vancouver – Copper Fox Metals (CUU-V) has both upped the size and doubled the capital cost of its Schaft Creek, cop…