Liberty starts ramp-up at McWatters
After having a challenging time with ramp development, Liberty Mines (LBE-T) has reached the preproduction stage at…
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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…
Quebec is a “cornerstone,” says Agnico-Eagle’s chief executive
If it isn’t broken–don’t fix it. That seemed to be the sub-text of a corporate presentation by gold producer Agnic…
Early bird Lydian snags far-flung gems
Lydian International (LYD-T) likes to arrive early.
Castle Gold hikes El Castillo resource (September 15, 2008)
Using a higher gold price of US$625 per oz., Castle Gold (CSG-V, CSGLF-O) has increased resources at its El Castillo heap-leach open-pit mine in Durango state, Mexico, by 16% and boosted reserves by 5…
Breakwater joins Blue Note back at Caribou (September 15, 2008)
As tumbling prices hamper zinc producers, Breakwater Resources (BWR-T, BWLRF-O) has taken a 20% interest in Blue Note Mining’s (BN-T, BNMFF-O) Caribou zinc mine complex in New Brunswick, where product…
NovaGold sells Ambler, mulls further sales
Now that troubled NovaGold Resources (NG-T, NG-X) has found a buyer for the last of its non-core assets, the company says it will consider selling any of its flagship projects in northwestern British …
Sherwood and Capstone to merge (September 15, 2008)
VANCOUVER — So long as shareholders at S h e rwo o d Copper (SWC-V, SWOPF-O) bless the marriage, Sherwood and Capstone Mining (CS-T, CSFFF-O) will merge to form a single company with about a half bil…
China: From investee to investor
The past decade has seen China gradually shift from being a net recipient of overseas investment in the mining sector to being a net provider of mining investment overseas. Companies have to recognize…
Editorial: Hedge funds humbled
The past half year of plummeting commodity prices took its toll on two big-name commodity funds during the week ended Sept. 6, the 36th trading week of 2008.