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From left to right: Peter M.D. Bradshaw, Ronald K. Netolitzky, Ian Telfer and Mackenzie Iles Watson.

Canadian Mining Hall of Fame to fete mining leaders

The Canadian Mining Hall of Fame will honour four industry greats at its annual induction dinner on Jan. 15, 2015, in Toronto. This year’s inductees are Peter M.D. Bradshaw, Ronald K. Netolitzky, Ian Telfer and Mackenzie Iles Watson. The…



Trenching at Puma Exploration's Brunswick North gold-silver-lead-zinc project in New Brunswick. Credit: Puma Exploration

Puma on the prowl near historic Brunswick mine

Shares of Puma Exploration (TSXV: PUM; US-OTC: PUXPF) traded higher after the junior announced it  has acquired a 6.5 sq. km property with a newly discovered volcanogenic massive sulphide (VMS) zone just 6 km north of the No. 12 orebody at…


Allied Nevada Gold's Hycroft gold mine, 87 km west of Winnemucca, Nevada.  Credit: Allied Nevada Gold

Allied Nevada advances US$1.4B Hycroft plan

VANCOUVER — It’s been a tough year for producer Allied Nevada Gold (TSX: ANV; NYSE-MKT: ANV) as it has moved through lower-grade areas at its flagship Hycroft mine, 87 km west of Winnemucca, Nev. The company is hoping an…



Cliffs Natural Resources'  Koolyanobbing iron ore mine in Australia. Credit:  Cliffs Natural Resources

Iron ore price collapse claims more victims

Cliffs Natural Resources (NYSE: CLF) and London Mining (US-OTC: LIIGF; LSE: LOND) have become the latest casualties of falling iron ore prices, with Cliffs warning that it expects to record a US$6-billion non-cash impairment charge in the third…


ICSG forecasts copper surplus in 2015

After five years in a row of deficits, the copper market should show a production surplus in 2015, according to The International Copper Study Group.


Workers channel-sampling at Mkango Resources' Songwe Hill REE project in Malawi. Credit: Mkango Resources

Mkango climbs on Malawi’s REE potential

It’s a little unusual for a Canadian junior to skip a preliminary economic assessment and proceed to the prefeasibility stage, but that strategy seems to have worked for Calgary-based Mkango Resources (TSXV: MKA), judging by the…




Clarification

The story “Probe Mines brings ex-Barrick CEO on board” (T.N.M., Sept. 29-Oct. 5/14),  included analysis of Probe Mines’  (TSXV:PRB)Borden gold project by Mike Hocking, a mining analyst at Scotia Capital. The story…


Lonmin doubles down on Wallbridge JVs in Sudbury

VANCOUVER — U.K.-based platinum group metals (PGM) outfit Lonmin (LSE: LMI; US-OTC: LNMIY) remains bullish on the Sudbury basin and its expansive joint venture with junior Wallbridge Mining (TSX: WM; US-OTC: WLBMF). On Sept. 20…


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