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Almost all of Canada's mining, natural resources and energy ministers at Collge Boral in Sudbury, Ont., in August, from left: Scott Kent, Yukon; Dave Chomiak, Manitoba; Diana McQueen, Alberta; Zach Churchill, Nova Scotia; Andrew Younger, Nova Scotia; Michael Gravelle, Ontario; Bob Chiarelli, Ontario; Greg Rickford, Canada; Pierre Arcand, Quebec; Derrick Dalley, Newfoundland and Labrador; and David Ramsay, Northwest Territories. Credit: Ontario Ministry of Northern Development and Mines

Mines ministers talk transparency in Ontario

Sudbury played host to this year’s Energy and Mines Ministers’ Conference in late August. The annual gathering of federal and provincial mining and energy ministers is meant to foster discussion and collaboration to advance…


The Hollinger open-pit mine, a part of Goldcorp's Porcupine mining complex in Timmins. Credit: Goldcorp

Ontario mines still power Goldcorp

Goldcorp (TSX: G; NYSE: GG) has been so growth-oriented over the past decade — building new mines across the Americas and snapping up gold assets left and right — that it’s easy to forget sometimes just how productive its…


A stockpile of ore from Torex Gold's Guajes gold mine in Mexico's Guerrero gold belt. Credit: Torex Gold

Torex Gold plans large, low-cost mine in Mexico

When Torex Gold Resources’ (TSX: TXG) El Limon–Guajes open-pit gold mine in Mexico’s Guerrero gold belt ramps up to full production in 2017, the company expects it will be among the largest and lowest-cost gold mines in the…


TSX Venture loses ground, Sept. 2-5

The S&P/TSX Venture Composite took a step back during the shortened trading period, as it lost 2.8%, or 29.1 points, en route to a 994.89-point weekly close. Precious metal and commodity futures were on the decline, and Statistics Canada…



Weakness dominates TSX, Sept. 2-5

The holiday-shortened trading week saw the S&P/TSX Composite Index fall 55.81 points, or 0.4%, to 15,569.92, and the S&P/TSX Capped Diversified Metals & Mining Index drop 2.01 points, or 0.2%, to 877.98. The S&P/TSX Global Gold…


Workers load the first shipment of vanadium pentoxide from Largo Resources' Maracas mine in Brazil. Credit: Largo Resources

Largo ships first vanadium

One month after commercial production started at its high-grade Maracas vanadium mine in Brazil, Largo Resources (TSXV: LGO; US-OTC: LGORF) has turned over the first vanadium pentoxide (V2O5) to its off-take partner, Glencore (LSE: GLEN).


A drill site at Corvus Gold's North Bullfrog gold project, 15 km north of Beatty, Nevada. Credit: Corvus Gold

Corvus uncovers high-grade zone at North Bullfrog

VANCOUVER — It’s been a bountiful year for explorer Corvus Gold (TSX: KOR) at its North Bullfrog project, 15 km north of Beatty, Nev. The company is in the midst of a 20,000-metre drill program at the site, and has kept a strong…



Mining personnel explore Kaminak Gold's Coffee project in the Yukon. Credit: Kaminak Gold

Kaminak discovers gold zone at Coffee

It’s been a brutal year for many companies in the mining sector, but 2014 is turning out to be pretty good for debt-free junior explorer Kaminak Gold (TSXV: KAM; US-OTC: KMKGF).


Levon Resources vice-president of exploration Vic Chevillon holds a core sample at the Cordero silver-zinc-lead project in Chihuahua, Mexico. Credit: Levon Resources

Levon touts ‘large-scale’ discovery in Mexico

VANCOUVER — The silver market has declined since cash-rich explorer Levon Resources (TSX: LVN; US-OTC LVNVF) last released a resource estimate at at its wholly owned Cordero silver–zinc–lead project in…


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