Having won environmental approval for its Pine Cove gold project in Newfoundland, NovaGold Resources (TSE) is preparing to raise $14 million to build a 1,500-ton-per-day vat leach operation. NovaGold …
The first phase of a US$100-million modernization and expansion project was recently completed by Cyprus Minerals (NYSE) at its copper smelter in Miami, Ariz. Copper concentrate feed was loaded into t…
With the recent sale of its 50% interest in the Ivanhoe joint venture in Nevada for US$13.4 million, Galactic Resources (TSE) is a step closer to completing a restructuring of its assets. The company …
Always mindful of being an ambassador for the mining industry, Mark Rebagliati wastes no opportunity to communicate his belief that British Columbia’s explorationists and miners are the most environme…
Almost six months after taking over the reins at Madeleine Mines (TSE), representatives of Oklahoma-based Kaiser-Francis Oil have resolved all remaining charges pending against the Toronto company. Ma…
A recent agreement with two junior companies sets the stage for Cheni Gold Mines (TSE) to begin a feasibility study and development plan to mine and mill the Mets gold deposit in the Toodoggone distri…
German metals giant Metallgesellschaft AG, has agreed to sell Toronto-based subsidiary Metall Mining (TSE) 75.6 million shares of Australian company M.I.M. Holdings in exchange for 13.1 million shares…
Low coal prices and a relatively high Canadian dollar have helped push British Columbia’s coal industry to the brink. The various taxes and charges facing the industry are seen as primary targets for …
An exploration joint venture recently formed by a unit of Inco (TSE) and a unit of Colony Pacific Explorations (TSE) provides for further exploration of the Schell Ranch massive sulphide project in Ca…
The Mining Association of British Columbia doesn’t like the first provincial budget brought down by Michael Harcourt’s New Democratic Party. The industry is taxed-to-the-max already, the association s…
The Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (CIM), Toronto Branch, is organizing a spring field trip to the Black Hills of South Dakota. Scheduled for the week of May 17-24, the trip will take in …
Drilling is under way on the Vezza gold project in northwestern Quebec, where Agnico-Eagle Mines (TSE) is earning a 51% interest from North American Rare Metals (ME) and Dundee-Palliser Resources (TSE…
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