Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is still a largely voluntary, loosely defined initiative in the resource-extraction industries, but pressures from a number of sources make it harder and harder to ignore.
Vancouver – A first resource estimate for Quadra FNX Mining’s (QUX-T) Victoria has established a new high-grade, deep polymetallic project in Sudbury, Ont.
At its height, the Sangdong mine in South Korea was one of the largest tungsten-molybdenum mines in the world. But after a 40-year run, the mine, located 170 km southeast of Seoul, was shut down in 1993 when the price of ammonium paratungstate…
Having a geographically diversified portfolio of mining projects is always a good idea, but it is especially so when one of your projects is in Côte d’Ivoire.
Northgate Minerals (NGX-T, NXG-X) will pour its first gold at its 100%-owned Young-Davidson mine late in the first quarter of 2012.
Two years worth of drilling by Barrick Gold (ABX-T, ABX-N) has allowed joint-venture partner Midway Gold (MDW-V, MDW-X) to add significant gold resources to its Spring Valley gold project in Pershing Cty., Nev.
Vancouver – A combination of low grades and machine troubles led to a difficult quarter for Aurizon Mines (ARZ-T, AZK-X), but the company reports that it expect to return production to normal as it also embarks on extensive exploration plans.
Fresh of its initial public offering Aureus Mining (AUE-T) has raised more cash to push ahead on a feasibility study at its flagship New Liberty project in western Liberia. The London-based miner only began trading in Toronto in mid-April, but…
It’s shaping up to be a busy year for Medoro Resources (MRS-T). A preliminary economic assessment of developing a large-scale open-pit gold and silver mine at its Marmato project in Colombia is expected before the end of May and an updated…
Up until about two months ago, management at Western Troy Capital Resources (WRY-V) thought the company might have to come up with as much as $70 million in a public-private cost-sharing partnership to build the Otish Mountain Road, which will…
In one of the world’s most attractive mining jurisdictions lies Goldcorp’s (G-T, GG-N) Éléonore gold project in the northeast corner of the Opinaca reservoir in Quebec’s James Bay region.
On what was another tough day on the market for miners, Southern Arc Minerals (SA-V) defied the trend and managed to make a solid gain on the back of its latest drill results. The results came out of Southern Arc’s key exploration asset – the…
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