Denison bulks up Wheeler River
Denison Mines (TSX: DML; NYSE: DML) has lifted the average grade of the Phoenix deposit by 11% and the contained pounds of uranium by 19% at its 60%-owned Wheeler River project in northern Saskatchewan.
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Banro faces proxy battle
Just as it’s about to bring a second gold mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) into commercial production, Banro (TSX: BAA; NYSE-MKT: BAA) is facing a proxy battle from a dissident shareholder that claims the company is…
Chinese copper collateral probe hurts ailing copper price
VANCOUVER – News that some copper stocks at the port of Qingdao were being used as collateral for multiple loans has further damaged a copper price that was already failing to thrive in 2014.
Petra Diamonds recovers 122.52 carat blue diamond
The Cullinan diamond mine at the foothills of the Magaliesberg mountain range, 37 km northeast of Pretoria in South Africa, is one of the world’s most celebrated diamond mines.
Hummingbird Resources to acquire Gold Fields’ Yanfolila
Exploration and development company Hummingbird Resources (LSE-AIM: HUM) is banking on becoming a near-term producer with the all-share acquisition of Gold Fields’ (JSE: GFI) Yanfolila project in southwestern Mali, an advanced-stage…
Alderon Iron Ore satisfies all conditions for Kami
Alderon Iron Ore (TSX: ADV; NYSE-MKT: AXX) has signed a benefits agreement with the province of Newfoundland and Labrador and received surface and mining leases for its joint-venture Kami project, which green-lights construction.
Victory Nickel has the frac sand plan
Victory Nickel (TSX: NI; US-OTC: VNCKF) didn’t set out to be part of the premium frac sand business.
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Temex hits shallow high-grade at Whitney
VANCOUVER — Drills at Temex Resources’ (TSXV: TME) Whitney gold project near Timmins, Ont., are finding high grades while the company upgrades the main deposit for a planned bulk sample and initial economic study.
Ressources Appalaches establishes Nova Scotia gold mine
Ressources Appalaches’ (TSXV: APP) president and CEO Alain Hupé is only too happy to follow a hunch.
Wildcat spotting delays Augusta’s permit at Rosemont
A recent sighting of an ocelot wildcat near Augusta Resource’s (TSX: AZC; NYSE-MKT: AZC) Rosemont copper project near Tucson, Ariz., has triggered U.S. environmental authorities to believe further consultation is needed before the company…
US gov’t targets coal-fired power plants to cut CO2 emissions
VANCOUVER — In a move billed by proponents as ambitious step to address climate change and by opponents as a grand scheme destined to fail before it starts, the U.S. government has proposed a rule to cut carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions…