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A bulldozer operator at Baja Mining's Boleo copper-cobalt-zinc-manganese project in Mexico. Photo by Baja Mining

Baja Mining updates progress at Boleo

Baja Mining (BAJ-T) has tested the first of three 2.5-megawatt power generators at its 70%-owned Boleo copper-cobalt-zinc-manganese project, and says that all three will be online before the month’s end. 


Trevali opens the Halfmile mine

Trevali Mining (tv-t) has kicked off the New Year by transitioning from a development-stage company to a producer by starting up the Halfmile polymetallic massive sulphide project near Bathurst, N.B.  


Xstrata works to expand Canadian footprint

After a decade of expansion through mergers and acquisitions, diversified Swiss miner Xstrata (XTA-L) is turning to organic growth to provide its next generation of mines and to increase production through the expansion of others.


Canada Zinc Metals drills Cardiac Creek

Since this year’s drill program began in May at  Canada Zinc Metals’ (CZX-V) Cardiac Creek SEDEX zinc-lead-silver deposit on its Akie property, 260 km northwest of the town of Mackenzie in northeastern British Columbia,  the company…



Lundin completes Semblana resource

Lundin Mining (LUN-T, LUMI-O) discovered the Semblana copper deposit adjacent to its Neves-Corvo mine in southern Portugal in September last year and describes it on its website as “the first new massive sulphide deposit discovery at…



Tigray drills Terakimti prospect

Assay results from three drill holes at Tigray Resources (TIG-V) 70%-owned copper-gold-silver-zinc deposit in northern Ethiopia returned an intercept of 73.85 metres grading 3.77% copper, 1.31 grams gold per tonne, 14 grams silver per tonne and…




Salazar reports high-grade from Ecuador

Diamond drilling at Salazar Resources’ (SRL-V) 100%-owned Curipamba volcanogenic massive sulphide project in Ecuador has yielded more high-grade precious and base metals over significant widths at the El Domo deposit, which remains open in all…


Paul Moore, Buchans Minerals' vice-president of exploration, at the Buchans polymetallic project in Newfoundland. Photo by Ian Bickis

Buchans Minerals revives historic mine

The old Buchans mine headframe still stands tall at the end of Main Street in this small Newfoundland town. The structure is a constant reminder for the 750 or so residents that the town’s history is inextricably linked to mining.


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