Canadian Zinc closer to opening Prairie Creek
Canadian Zinc (CZN-T) has been flashed a green light from environmental authorities to go ahead with developing its Prairie Creek mine in the Northwest Territories.
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Accusations fly in Mosquito Consolidated boardroom scuffle
Weeks of mounting tension between opposing factions of the board of Mosquito Consolidated Gold Mines (MSQ-V) came to the fore at the company’s annual general meeting on Dec. 16, as shareholders finally had their say in the matter.
Rambler delivers on Ming
Nearly seven years after Rambler Metals and Mining (RAB-V, RMM-L) took control of the past-producing Ming copper-gold mine on Newfoundland Baie Verte peninsula, the company has poured its first gold doré bar and shipped it for further…
Editorial: A golden year – the top stories of 2011
With commodity prices strong, it was another highly dynamic year for miners and mineral explorers. Here’s our list of the year’s top mining stories:
Mining history: African mining on the eve of the colonial period
The following is an excerpt from a report entitled Minerals and Africa’s Development, released by the United Nations’ Economic Commission for Africa and the African Union. For the full report visit africaminingvision.org.
Afghanistan gov’t pushes for mineral development
As Western powers prepare to fully withdraw their troops from Afghanistan by the end of 2014, Wahidullah Shahrani, Afganistan’s minister of mines, is preparing for a very different kind of deployment.
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Thursday, Dec 15, 2011
LME warehouse levels
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, Dec. 15, 2011 (change from Dec. 8 in brackets):
Canadian Mining Hall of Fame adds overflow room for induction ceremony
Nothing succeeds like success. Due to the continued demand for tickets to the sold-out 24th Annual Canadian Mining Hall of Fame Induction Dinner at the Fairmont Royal York Hotel in…
Transition to gold
When Scott McLean packed up and left Xstrata (XTA-L) after a long and illustrious career with Falconbridge, he knew exactly what he wanted to do with his time: Find another world class mine.
Avion triples Hounde resource to 1.6M oz. gold
In less than two years, Avion Gold (AVR-T) has turned a group of early stage mineral concessions in Burkina Faso into a 1.6-million-oz. gold project, with management convinced of its further potential for growth.