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An aerial view of Goldcorp's lonore mine site in the northeastern part of the Opinaca Reservoir in the James Bay region of Quebec, 320 km northeast of the town of Matagami. Photo by Goldcorp

Goldcorp pushes lonore ahead

When Goldcorp (G-T, GG-N) acquired Éléonore in March 2006 from what is now Virginia Mines (VGG-T) in a US$425-million deal, the project had no reserve or resource estimate, just a lot of speculation on how big it was going to get…



Exploring at Cluff Gold's Baomahun gold project in Sierra Leone's Bo district, 180 km east of the capital Freetown. Photo by Cluff Gold

Mining risks and rewards in Africa

A record number of delegates descended on Cape Town in early February to hear about new African investment opportunities as countries continue to stabilize and open up, though risks remain. 


A paramo, a unique Alpine meadow ecosystem, mostly found in Colombia. Photo by Paul Harris

Colombia’s gold growing pains

The administration of former President Alvaro Uribe (2002-2010) opened the door to modern mining in Colombia. It was political foresightedness that is bearing fruit as various mineral projects advance to resource estimates and prefeasibility…


Peregrine Diamonds' staff examine core at the Chidliak diamond project. Photo by Alisha Hiyate

Peregrine and BHP gear-up to resume exploration at Chidliak

While final details of this year’s upcoming diamond exploration program are still being worked out by joint-venture partners Peregrine Diamonds (PGD-T) and BHP Billiton (BHP-N, BLT-L), the 2011 program at Chidliak will be similar in scope to…



A view of the Santander mine site, which operated from 1958 to 1992. Photo by Vivian Danielson

Trevali revives Santander mine in Peru

The Santander mine project located 215 km from this coastal city has historic assets and strategic advantages that should help Trevali Resources (TV-T) achieve its goal of becoming Latin America’s newest silver-lead-zinc producer.


De Beers' Victor open-pit diamond mine in the James Bay Lowlands, 90 km west of the coastal community of Attawapiskat in northern Ontario. Photo by De Beers

De Beers smiles as diamond prices rebound

While a certain amount of global uncertainty remains, 2010 saw a strong recovery in diamond prices driven by exceptional demand in China and India, coupled by a better than expected retail performance in the U.S. during the Christmas season.


Trouble in a mineralogical paradise

In late December 2010 a spokesman for the National Democratic Front (NDF), a confederation that encompasses many of the Philippines’ leftist groups – including the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) and its New People’s Army (NPA)…


Chile's Mines Minister Laurence Golborne.

The way from San Jose

Last October’s miraculous rescue of 33 trapped miners at San Jose has catapulted Chile’s Mines Minister Laurence Golborne to the forefront of national politics, even to the point that some are talking of him as a possible presidential candidate…


An aerial view of the camp at Strateco Resources' Matoush uranium project in northern Quebec's Otish mountains region. Photo by Strateco Resources

Strateco forges ahead at Matoush amid uncertainty

Three years, millions of dollars, and thousands of pages of impact studies later, there is still no guarantee that Strateco Resources (RSC-T) will be allowed to explore underground on its Matoush uranium project in northern Quebec’s Otish…



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