2012

At Rainy River Resources' Rainy River gold project, from left: vice-president of environment and sustainability Kyle Stanfield, COO Michael Mutchler and vice-president of operations Garett Macdonald. Photo by Rainy River Resources

Here comes the sun for Rainy River

An updated resource estimate based on 394 new core holes from 170,000 metres of drilling in 2011 — bringing the total to 1,279 drill holes, or 578,000 metres — has lifted the spirits and shares of Rainy River Resources (RR-T, RR-V).


Diamond drill rigs set up at Frontier Rare Earths' Zandkopsdrift rare earth element project in South Africa. Photo by Frontier Rare Earths

Frontier eyes 2015 start-up at Zandkopsdrift REE project

A preliminary economic study (PEA) on Frontier Rare Earths’ (FRO-T) Zandkopsdrift rare earth element deposit in South Africa predicts that it could be a high-margin specialty minerals producer, churning out 20,000 tonnes of separated rare…


Machine operators move material at Yamana Gold's Gualcamayo gold mine in Argentina. Photo by Yamana Gold

Yamana grows yearly profits by 17%

Yamana Gold (YRI-T, AUY-N) has reported a US$89.5-million profit for the fourth quarter of 2011.  It’s a 28% decrease from the same period a year ago, following a one-time, US$81-million impairment loss on investments. 


Drillers active at Avino Silver & Gold Mines'Avino copper-silver-gold project in Mexico's north-central Sierra Madre silver belt. Photo by Avino Silver & Gold Mines

Avino inches closer to production

Avino is an old name in Mexican mining for a couple of reasons. Most prominently, it is the name of a legendary silver and copper vein 1.6 km long and 182 metres wide at the surface. The vein’s scale helped make it the first mine in the…



At El Nino Ventures' Murray Brook polymetallic project in New Brunswick, from left: executive vice-president of exploration Bill Stone; chairman and CEO Harry Barr; and vice-president of exploration Ali Alizadeh. Photo by El Nino Ventures

El Nino Ventures posts new resource in New Brunswick

An initial resource estimate for the Murray Brook polymetallic massive sulphide deposit in New Brunswick’s Bathurst mining camp has confirmed the property’s historical resource — but with better grades — and confirms…



A driller at Gold Canyon Resources' Springpole gold project in northwestern Ontario. Photo by Gold Canyon Resources

Gold Canyon tallies 3.7M oz. gold at Springpole

After delivering a string of exciting drill results over the past two years at its Springpole gold project in northwestern Ontario, Gold Canyon Resources (GCU-V) has released a long-awaited resource update totalling 3.7 million oz. gold and…



Darryl Sittler scored 1,121 points in 1,096 career NHL games over 16 seasons in the NHL.

From jocks to rocks

Paul Reinhart was drafted twelfth overall by the Atlanta Flames in the 1979 NHL entry draft and went on to play 648 games in his professional hockey career, notching 133 goals and adding 426 assists for 559 points, making him one of the…


Drillers at Talon Metals' Trairao iron ore project in Para State, Brazil. Photo by Talon Metals

Talon sizes up iron ore at Trairao in Brazil

Talon Metals (TLO-T) has released a slew of drill results from its extensive 2011 exploration program, showing iron content in weathered and fresh rock at its Trairao project in Brazil.


A drill set up at Coro Mining's Berta copper project, 20 km west of the village of Inca de Oro in Chile's Region III. Photo by Coro Mining

Coro options more copper ground in Chile

Coro Mining (COP-T) has signed an option agreement with a local Chilean company to acquire El Desesperado — a 7-sq.-km property hosting porphyry copper-style mineralization 16 km southwest of Codelco’s Chuquicamata copper mine in…


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