2011

Navigating the shoals in the Philippines

Eleven of the 81 provinces in the Philippines have either imposed moratoriums on open-pit mining projects or on the mining of specific minerals, and a twelfth is set to soon join the list, according to Allan & Associates, a security risk…


HudBay and VMS find high grade copper in Manitoba

HudBay Minerals (HBM-T, HBM-N) and VMS Ventures (VMS-V) have a high grade copper project on their hands right in the safe confines of Manitoba. The companies released a resource estimate at the Reed Lake polymetallic deposit near Snow Lake that…


Buddy Doyle takes on Brazil with Amarillo Gold

Seven years in the malaria-infested rainforests of Papua New Guinea and six years in the frigid Tundra led Buddy Doyle and his exploration teams at Rio Tinto (RTP-N, RIO-L) to the two biggest discoveries of his career: the 30 million ounce…


Industry group worries about rare earth supply

How fast Chinese exports of rare earths get to zero is the $64,000 question, Keith Delaney, executive director of the Rare Earth Industry and Technology Association told participants on a private conference call on Mar. 31.


Reunion gets the cash to press ahead at Matthews Ridge

Some big resource investment houses have signaled their faith in Reunion Gold’s (RGD-V) Matthews Ridge manganese project in Guyana, and market participants took their cue. A syndicate of underwriters led by BMO Capital Markets and Dundee…


International Northair jumps on silver assays

Vancouver – Step-out drilling at International Northair Mines’ (INM-V) La Cigarra project in Mexico has intersected 53.7 metres of 87.1 grams silver per tonne, extending the strike length of the main San Gregorio zone by 100 metres.



Torex looks to Mexican government for help securing Morelos

Vancouver – After an armed robbery on March 20 at its Morelos gold project in Mexico, Torex Gold Resources (TXG-T) is turning to the local government and police to help secure the area and enable the company to continue exploration. In the…






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