2010

Miners carry TSX higher

Despite some poor economic indicators – such as Canada’s account deficit widening to its largest level since 1946 — investors were still holding to the theme of upside potential going forward. Such bullishness was supported by stronger…




SouthGobi Resources inks alliance with Winsway Coking Coal

Shares of SouthGobi Resources (SGQ-T, 1878-SEHK) leapt $1.82 or 15.04% to $13.92 apiece by early afternoon in Toronto on news the company had signed a five-year strategic alliance to sell at least two million tonnes of coal a year to Winsway…


Almaden expands Ixtaca gold-silver zone

Almaden Minerals (AMM-T, AAU-X) has extended the Ixtaca gold-silver zone by more than 100 metres along the interpreted strike with the latest drill results from its Tuligtic project in Puebla state, M…


Vatukoula Gold Mines' flagship mine in the northern part of Fiji's Viti Levu Island, within the Tavua basin.

Vatukoula Gold seeks North American listing

Dave Paxton was so convinced he could turn around Fiji’s only gold mine that he left a comfortable job as a mining analyst at Hichens Harrison, London’s oldest stockbroking firm, to put his money wher…


Mercer holds gold in Colombia

With the gold boom in Colombia in full swing, it may come as some surprise that speculative land next to a 10-million-oz. gold deposit would still be available.


At the Agsao shaft at Medusa Mining's Co-O gold mine in southeastern Mindanao, the Philippines.

Medusa to build a new plant at Co-O mine

Debt-free and unhedged gold producer Medusa Mining (MLL-T, MML-L, MML-A) will use US$80 million from its cash flow to build a new treatment plant and expand its Co-O gold mine in southeastern Mindanao…


Corex gains on Santana results

VANCOUVER — Corex Gold (CGE-V) added 20% to its share price after another set of drill results from the Santana project in Mexico’s Sonora state expanded the Nicho gold-oxide zone.


Russia and gold

In a scenario long plotted out by gold bugs, there was another geopolitical shift in the use of the U.S. dollar and gold as financial instruments over the week.


At the Willet Green Miller Centre in Sudbury, from left: Dominic Giroux, Centre for Excellence in Mining Innovation (CEMI) board member and president of Laurentian University; Fred Delabbio, Rio Tinto's general manager of underground mining innovation and CEMI board member; Peter Kaiser, CEMI president and CEO; Rick Bartolucci member of provincial parliament for Sudbury; and John Rodriguez, mayor of Sudbury.

Rio Tinto to create Sudbury research centre

Rio Tinto (RIO-N, RIO-L, RIO-A) has announced it will establish the Rio Tinto Centre for Underground Mine Construction at the Centre for Excellence in Mining Innovation (CEMI) in Sudbury, Ont. The min…


Inmet contracts SNC-Lavalin for Cobre Panama

Inmet Mining (IMN-T) has awarded a contract to Joint Venture Panama (JVP), a joint venture held 70% by SNC-Lavalin Group (SNC-T), to provide basic engineering for the Cobre Panama copper-gold project …


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