Settlement looms at Escondida
Peace between management and workers at the world’s largest copper mine appears to imminent as the 25-day strike at…
2006
Cumberland gets Nunavut approval for Meadowbank (August 31, 2006)
Vancouver – A two-and-a-half-year public review process is finally over for Cumberland Resources (CLG-T, CLG-X) now…
Alexis boosts Lac Pelletier resource
A reinterpretation of some historic data has allowed Alexis Minerals (AMC-V, AXSMF-O) to boost estimated resources …
Forest fire smokes out Stillwater
A night shift was cancelled at the Stillwater palladium-platinum mine in Montana after smoke from a nearby forest f…
Volta power cuts to hit gold mines
Low water levels in the Volta River system have led the Ghanaian power generation agency, the Volta River Authority…
Geiger Counter offers different way to play uranium
Richard Lockwood had no problem hearing the buzz around uranium, but when he looked out to see different ways to in…
Amerigo squeezed by tailings flow restrictions
Vancouver – Copper production from Amerigo Resources’ (ARG-T, ARGOF-O) Minera Valle Central (MVC) operation will be…
SXR plans Aussie Honeymoon
Ambitious uranium developer SXR Uranium One (SXR-T, SXRFF-O) has given the go-ahead at its Honeymoon in situ-leach …
Editorial: Pluto’s new ‘dwarf’ status may yet be overturned
Last week we saw the spectacle of the world’s astronomers squabbling over whether Pluto is big enough to still be c…
Buffalo Gold cuts more Mt. Kare high-grade
Vancouver – Buffalo Gold’s (BUF.U-V, BYBUF-O) Mt. Kare project in Papua New Guinea continues to deliver wide, high-…
Moto gets prefeasibility done in the DRC
Moto Goldmines (MGL-T, MOE-A, MOE-L) stepped closer to bringing its half of the Kilo-Moto gold belt in the Democrat…
Rochester poised for production at Mina Real
Vancouver – The steady progress of contract development mining has Rochester Resources (RCT-V, RCTFF-O) confidant …