Another fatality at Vale’s Sudbury mines
Vale (vale-n) has temporarily halted all of its underground mining activity at its five nickel-copper mines in Sudbury, Ont., following the death of a miner at the Coleman mine on Jan. 29.
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Positive prefeasibility for Silvercorp’s Gaocheng property
AMC Mining Consultants has given the thumbs up to Silvercorp Metals’ (SVM-T, SVM-N) silver-lead-zinc project in southern China in a prefeasibility study that outlines a net present value of $73.7 million at an 8% discount rate, an…
[Update]Burkina’s gold hunt on the rise
Burkina Faso has recently seen more gold mining due to its relatively stable government, favourable geology, modern mining code and attractive fiscal regime.
Perseus turns 1M oz. gold project into 7M oz. gold mine in Ghana
Perth-based Perseus Mining (PRU-T, PRU-A) has brought its first West African gold mine to commercial production, pouring 35,801 oz. gold in the fourth calendar quarter of 2011 from the Edikan gold mine in Ghana.
Venture climbs on high volume Jan 23-27
Vancouver -The S&P TSX Venture Composite Index saw a healthy gain of 57.58 points in the January 23 to 27 period, ending at 1,628.92 points after four days of gains and one day of losses. Volume was up significantly with an average of 132…
2012 guidance sends Semafo shares down
Montreal-based Semafo’s (SMF-T, OMX-Q) three operating mines in West Africa are expected to produce a total of between 235,000 ounces of gold and 260,000 ounces of gold in 2012, according to company forecasts.
TSX pushes through the bad news
While the TSX Composite Index’s motion for the Jan. 23-27 period was relatively sideways (it managed to carve out a modest 33 point gain to 12,466.50 points) the fact that it didn’t gather downward moment in the face of some less than inspiring…
U.S. equities fall, Jan. 23-27
The U.S. economy in the final three months of 2011 grew at its fastest pace in more than a year and a half with GDP growth of 2.8%, up from 1.8% growth in the third quarter and 1.3% in the second quarter. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke…
Giustra shell graduate flops on Guinea iron ore assays
They say for every mine successfully put into production, 1,000 other geological prospects are tested and found lacking. Notwithstanding the small probability of achieving just one success over a life-long career in mining, a small group of…
Lupaka ups its ownership in Crucero
Lupaka Gold (LPK-T) now indirectly owns 100% of the Crucero gold project in southeastern Peru, after buying the remaining 40% stake of a subsidiary that held the deposit for US$9.2 million in cash and stock.
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