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LUIRI GOLDBreccia mineralization from Luiri Gold's Matala gold project in Zambia.

Luiri Gold shows lustre in Zambia (August 27, 2007)

Just a little more than two months after completing a 4,200-metre drilling program at its Dunrobin and Matala gold deposits in Zambia, Luiri Gold (LGL-V) released new mineral resource estimates showin…


Getting in Early: Pebble Creek Mining

Pebble Creek Mining (PEB-V) of Vancouver is banking on becoming the first foreign company and the first private-sector company to start up a new precious and base metals mine in India in more than fif…


Highland sells loss-making Darasun mine

Highland Gold Mining (HGM-L) has sold its unprofitable Darasun mine in eastern Russia to a private mining company, Yuzhuralzoloto (Southern Urals Gold), for US$25 million.


Ross LoutheanSpecial to the Northern Miner

Teck Cominco and the Big Payout

Kalgoorlie, Western Australia — Executives of Teck Cominco (TCK.B-T, TCK-N) virtually sat on the doorstep of Rudi Gomez’s suburban residence in Adelaide to ensure a deal would be struck with this eng…





Earthquake claims 540 in Peru

As rescuers continue to recover bodies from the rubble after a devastating earthquake struck Peru in mid-August, Pan American Silver (PAA-T, PAAS-Q) temporarily suspended its underground operations un…


East Asia Puts Indonesian Portfolio Together

Indonesia has had an up-and-down experience with junior exploration companies, having hosted staking rushes first by a mass of Australian juniors, then, infamously, by Canadians in the mid-1990s. And …



IRON ORE CO. OF CANADAA train carries iron ore from Iron Ore Co. of Canada's operations in Labrador City, Nfld. The company is spending $60 million to expand the facilities there in a booming iron market.

IOC ramps up investment in Labrador operations

Strong market demand, addressing operating bottlenecks and improving winter performance were the key drivers behind the Iron Ore Co. of Canada’s (IOC) decision earlier this month to pump $60 million i…



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