Winds of change blow for Anooraq and Amplats at Bokoni
Twin tragedies bookended four months of turbulence and change at the Bokoni platinum mine in South Africa’s Limpopo province.
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Gold Canyon tallies 3.7M oz. gold at Springpole
After delivering a string of exciting drill results over the past two years at its Springpole gold project in northwestern Ontario, Gold Canyon Resources (GCU-V) has released a long-awaited resource update totalling 3.7 million oz. gold and…
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Canada Lithium secures $92M vote of confidence
While investor confidence hasn’t necessarily returned to Canada Lithium (CLQ-T), the company has been given stamps of approval by Scotiabank and Caterpillar Financial Services in separate financing deals.
Lumina hits more long intersects at Taca Taca
Lumina Copper (LCC-V) reports that the Taca Taca deposit in northwestern Argentina, 90 km east of Escondida, the world’s largest copper mine, has yielded the longest mineralized intercept to date with 813 metres grading 0.60% copper…
Lumwana’s margins below Barrick’s expectations
Half a year in, Barrick Gold’s (ABX-T, ABX-N) newly purchased Lumwana copper mine in Zambia has done little to rebut the critics who denounced Barrick’s contentious and expensive move into copper through its June 2011 takeover of…
Graphite: Hot commodity or hyped commodity?
Lithium and rare earth metals became the “it” commodities in the mining industry over the last few years, and now there is a growing consensus among industry watchers that graphite is set to take the stage in their wake.
Victoria’s Eagle to land in two years
With a feasibility study now in hand for its Eagle gold deposit on the wholly owned Dublin Gulch property in central Yukon, Victoria Gold (VIT-V) has solidified a plan that could take it from junior developer to gold miner by the end of 2014.
Cadillac Mining up 241% on Goldstrike results
Two gold hits in Utah have vaulted Cadillac Mining’s (CQX-V) share price up 20.5¢, or 241%, to 29¢ on 8.4 million shares traded.
‘Rediscoveries’ among featured projects at Roundup 2012
Modern technologies combined with robust metal prices helped generate many of the domestic and international exploration successes featured at Mineral Exploration Roundup hosted by the Association for Mineral Exploration British Columbia (AME…
From jocks to rocks
Paul Reinhart was drafted twelfth overall by the Atlanta Flames in the 1979 NHL entry draft and went on to play 648 games in his professional hockey career, notching 133 goals and adding 426 assists for 559 points, making him one of the…
Talon sizes up iron ore at Trairao in Brazil
Talon Metals (TLO-T) has released a slew of drill results from its extensive 2011 exploration program, showing iron content in weathered and fresh rock at its Trairao project in Brazil.