Ireland hosts two prospective horizons for zinc-lead mineralization: the Waulsortian limestone zone, and the deeper Pale Beds, also known as the Navan Beds. Group Eleven Resources (TSXV: ZNG) hosted a…
VANCOUVER — Adventus Zinc (TSXV: ADZN) closed its $3-million initial public offering (IPO) in February, with 6 million shares issued at 50¢ each. The company isn’t a typical start-up, however,…
VANCOUVER — Ascot Resources (TSXV: AOT) is reconsidering plans on how to best advance its flagship Premier gold-silver project, 20 km northeast of Stewart, B.C., now that mining and exploration financier Eric…
VANCOUVER — Burdened with debt, First Quantum Minerals’ (TSX: FM) has struck a deal to sell its Kevitsa nickel mine in northern Finland to Swedish integrated miner Boliden AB (US-OTC: BDNNF). Kevitsa…
Roxgold (ROG-V) has released high-grade drill results from a new gold zone at its recently optioned Yaramoko gold project in Burkina Faso, adjoining the southern boundary of Semafo’s (SMF-T) Mana gold mine.
SITE VISIT Skelleftea, Sweden — The Skelleftea belt is best known as a base metal camp, the home of Boliden (BLS-T, BDNNF-O). But like Noranda, Snow Lake, and other massive…
SKELLEFTEA, SWEDEN — The Skelleftea belt is best known as a base metal camp, the home of Boliden (BLS-T). But like…
METALS COMMENTARY
With lead prices steadily climbing towards record highs, the un-glamorous metal looks poised to knock nickel off it…
In Part I last week, we began our look at how three high-profile accidents at Canadian-operated mines in the mid-1990s provoked fundamental changes in the Canadian mining industry, and focused on a sp…
In part I last week, we began our look at how three high-profile accidents at Canadian-operated mines in the mid-19…
A successful exploration program in and around Boliden’s (BLS-T, BDNNF-O) Garpenberg zinc-lead mine in Sweden has substantially boosted ore reserves, extending the mine’s life to over 10 years at curr…
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