Baja Mining’s Boleo project is worth waiting for
Santa Rosalia, Baja California Sur–John Greenslade is probably one of the most tenacious–and brilliant–chief executives in the junior mining world.
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Bayfield insiders sell as Rainy River area play overheats
A 400- by 800-metre claim block east of Rainy River Resources’ (RR-T) flagship gold project in northwestern Ontario is causing a big commotion at the project’s operator, Bayfield Ventures (BYV-V).
Canada Lithium looks to rebound
Canada Lithium (CLQ-T) is ready to move on from a shrinking-resource fiasco at its Quebec Lithium project near Val d’Or, Que., and has recently tabled an updated feasibility study of the project that shows it is still viable.
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Afri-Can Marine Minerals
Market unimpressed with Rubicon’s PEA for F2
Rubicon Minerals (RMX-T, RBY-X) fell $1.12, or 23.9%, to close at $3.56 per share with more than 4 million shares traded in Toronto after the company released a preliminary economic assessment (PEA) of its 100%-owned F2 gold system, part of its…
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Aurizon Mines – David Hall resigning as president & CEO on Aug. 15, but will continue as chairman; George Paspalas to be appointed president and CEO on Aug. 15.
Northgate making Young-Davidson mine a reality
Progress at one of Ontario’s most exciting gold deposits continues unabated as Northgate Minerals (NGX-T, NXG-X) drives its Young-Davidson mine into production.
Yukon gold for Golden Predator
Golden Predator’s (GPD-T) drive to become a leading explorer in the Yukon got a boost from results at its Grew Creek gold project in the central part of the territory.
First Quantum contemplates smelter
With concerns mounting about Zambia’s maxed-out smelting capacity, First Quantum Minerals (FM-T, FQM-L) is evaluating whether the time has come to build and operate a copper smelter. A decision will be made later this year.
Work disruptions continue on South Africa’s Bushveld
Disgruntled employees have once again disrupted mining operations on South Africa’s Bushveld Complex, with Platmin (PPN-T) being the latest target.
Mawson West releases Kapulo feasibility study
Newly listed on the TSX in March, Mawson West (MWE-T) has already released a feasibility study on the Kapulo copper target at its Dikulushi concessions in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, thanks to its previous work as an…
Low-profile Drexel jumps 510% on investment by Mark O’Dea of Fronteer fame
A low-profile shell named Drexel Resources (DX-V) has attracted the interest of goldbugs and investors, after it announced Vancouver-based mining executive Mark O’Dea intends to buy 10.7 million shares in a 24- million-share private placement…