Hana’s Banana: The Next Big Thing In Copper?
SITE VISIT MAUN, BOTSWANA — Over the vast swaths of Botswana’s Kalahari Desert, visitors have grown accustomed to seeing kudu, waterbuck and the occasional leopard. But the wildlife is set…
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CFACT
Global warming skeptics from Committee for a Constructive Tomorrow (CFACT) give Greenpeace a “taste of its own medicine” and unfurl a banner reading “Propaganda Warrior” on the organization’s infamous…
Iamgold Advances Westwood Project
The latest scoping study on Iamgold’s (IMG-T, IAG-N) Westwood project, 40 km east of Rouyn-Noranda, Que., says the underground operation should produce an average of 191,000 oz. gold per year starting…
Lithium Americas Finds Super-Wide Aquifer
With positive exploration results in hand, Lithium Americas is raising $10.5 million in a best-efforts financing led by GMP Securities, PowerOne Capital Markets and Dundee Securities to further define…
Silver Standard Starts Production At Pirquitas
Argentina’s largest silver mine has achieved commercial production, Silver Standard Resources (SSO-T, SSRI-Q) says.
Firstgold Caught Between Two Superpowers
After spending $16 million over the last two years developing a processing facility at its Relief Canyon mine in Nevada and finding a state-owned Chinese company with which to partner and provide much…
Obituary: Barrick’s Greg Wilkins dies at 53
Former Barrick Gold president and CEO Greg Wilkins, known for his entrepreneurial talent and sharp mind, passed away on Dec. 16 after a battle with cancer. He was 53. Wilkins…
NA Palladium To Restart Lac Des Iles
The outlook for palladium is strong enough that North American Palladium (PDL-T, PAL-X) has asked miners to come back to work at Lac des Iles, near Thunder Bay, Ont., after a year-long shutdown.
People (January 04, 2010)
Continental Minerals — Wang Fuyu resigned as a director.
Thompson Creek To Build $498M Mill Complex
VANCOUVER — Instead of revamping existing equipment as originally envisioned, Thompson Creek Metals (TCM-T, TC-N) is proposing to build an all-new $498-million mill at its 75%-owned Endako mine in so…
Setting The Story Straight On Uranium
— In the wake of recent calls for a moratorium on uranium exploration in Quebec, the following is an open letter signed by 22 Quebec mining professionals who are “upset by attempts to manipulate publ…
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