The Boleo project in Baja California Sur, Mexico, is now estimated to contain 8.6 billion lb. copper and 640 million lb. cobalt.International Curator Resources (TSE) commissioned Tucson-based Mintec t…
Drilling for kimberlites on the Dunvegan property in the Northwest Territories is set to begin.Caledonia Mining (TSE) will begin its program on the 86,000-acre property, 80 km west of Lac de Gras. Nin…
Underground exploration drilling from the second level of the Madsen mine, southwest of Red Lake, Ont., has encountered a new zone with abundant visible gold and high grades.Madsen Gold (TSE) is explo…
Collaboration, rather than compulsion, is the way to go in limiting greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuels, contends the Coal Association of Canada (CAC).Donald Downing, president of the associati…
Prospectors have played a leading role in the development of Canada’s mining industry, and for proof one need look no farther than the Canadian Mining Hall of Fame.The Hall includes such illustrous na…
The first national forum on land use, entitlement and claims is being organized by chiefs and officials of First Nations from across Western Canada.The forum will run from April 14 to 16 at the Calgar…
The first full quarter of commercial production at the Faro open-pit zinc-lead-silver mine in the Yukon netted earnings of $756,000 for owner Anvil Range Mining (TSE).The bottom line, however, was adv…
While many know the potential of the Pacific Rim of Fire, few companies have tested the prolific belt in its northern reaches, in far eastern Russia.Among the few is CDN-listed Arian Resources, which …
Toronto-based Paterson, Grant & Watson will assist in the compilation of the first magnetic database in China.The venture, dubbed the China Aeromagnetic Mapping Project (CHAMP), will use high-resoluti…
Roger Pemberton, former director of geophysics at Noranda Exploration, has died. He was 64.Mr. Pemberton, a registered professional engineer, graduated from the University of Western Ontario with a ba…
Toronto-listed Golden Shamrock Mines has received a positive feasibility study for its 70%-owned Siguiri I project in Guinea, West Africa. The remaining 30% of the project is split between the governm…
The National Advanced Drilling and Excavation Technologies institute is requesting proposals for projects that would reduce drilling costs.The institute is a research and development consortium suppor…
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