Angkor Gold presses ahead in Cambodia
A prospect Angkor Gold (TSXV: ANK; US-OTC: ANKOF) picked up in northeastern Cambodia in 2012 may soon become the country’s first modern, commercial gold mine, president and CEO Mike Weeks says.
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Nevsun’s coffers swell as it shifts Bisha to copper
VANCOUVER — In its first full quarter operating Bisha as a copper mine, owner Nevsun Resources (TSX: NSU; NYSE-MKT: NSU) encountered some commissioning challenges, like higher-than-expected grades and a trucking bottleneck that filled the…
Fission 3.0 looks to score a three-peat in the Athabasca
VANCOUVER — Here’s hoping Fission 3.0 (TSXV: FUU; US-OTC: FISOF) is a chip off the old block when it comes to uranium exploration success stories.
Ucore scores major victory in Alaska
The Alaska State Legislature has unanimously passed a bill that authorizes the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority (AIDEA) to issue bonds of up to US$145 million to finance some of the infrastructure costs of Ucore Rare…
Ximen sizes up gold, silver potential in southern BC
VANCOUVER — It’s early days for the team at Ximen Mining (TSXV: XIM; US-OTC: XXMMF), but president and CEO Christopher Anderson has big plans for its historic gold and silver projects in southern B.C. Ximen has locked down a pair of…
Editorial: Turkey in mourning
Outside of the all-too regular horrors of China’s underground mines, the coal mine explosion on May 13 at Soma, 250 km south of Istanbul in western Turkey, is the worst mine disaster in recent memory.
Virginia flexes exploration muscle at Wabamisk
Virginia Mines (TSX: VGQ) made its name, and a fortune, with its Eleonore discovery Quebec’s James Bay territory, but that doesn’t mean that it is done with the region yet.
Glencore Xstrata set to take 20% stake in Solid Resources’ Cehegin
For the last seven months, Canadian junior Solid Resources (TSXV: SRW) and diversified mining heavyweight Glencore Xstrata (LSE: GLEN) have been completing due diligence on a group of sixty-two iron ore concessions in southeastern Spain known…
[Update] Two drillers dead at First Nickel’s Lockerby mine
At First Nickel’s (TSX:FNI) underground Lockerby nickel-copper mine southwest of Sudbury, Ont., seismic activity that apparently preceded a fall in ground claimed the lives of two contract drillers: Marc Methe, 34, and Norm Bissaillon, 49.
Rockcliff builds critical mass in Flin Flon-Snow Lake
During his 30 years as a field geologist, Kenneth Lapierre worked on grassroots exploration projects across North and South America and as an underground production geologist in precious and base-metal mines in Canada. His work over those…
Water issues arise as Ur-Energy ramps up Lost Creek
Ur-Energy (TSX: URE; NYSE-MKT: URG) is getting the production numbers it expected as it ramps up its Lost Creek uranium project towards commercial production, but water issues at the facility have caused concern.
Forum Uranium tests Athabasca ground
VANCOUVER — It’s been a busy year for explorer Forum Uranium (TSXV: FDC; US-OTC: FDCFF), with a pair of drill programs on opposing margins of Saskatchewan’s prolific Athasbasca basin.