Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is still a largely voluntary, loosely defined initiative in the resource-extraction industries, but pressures from a number of sources make it harder and harder to ignore.
In last week’s feature on HudBay Minerals (HBM-T, HBM-N), we referred to the company’s Lalor project in Manitoba as a nickel-copper-gold-silver deposit, when it is in fact a gold-copper-silver-zinc deposit.
Vancouver – A combination of low grades and machine troubles led to a difficult quarter for Aurizon Mines (ARZ-T, AZK-X), but the company reports that it expect to return production to normal as it also embarks on extensive exploration plans.
Fresh of its initial public offering Aureus Mining (AUE-T) has raised more cash to push ahead on a feasibility study at its flagship New Liberty project in western Liberia. The London-based miner only began trading in Toronto in mid-April, but…
It’s shaping up to be a busy year for Medoro Resources (MRS-T). A preliminary economic assessment of developing a large-scale open-pit gold and silver mine at its Marmato project in Colombia is expected before the end of May and an updated…
Up until about two months ago, management at Western Troy Capital Resources (WRY-V) thought the company might have to come up with as much as $70 million in a public-private cost-sharing partnership to build the Otish Mountain Road, which will…
Vancouver – Hitting it big with one company during a career spanning more than two decades in the public mining sphere is certainly commendable. Two big market successes might even be considered remarkable. When it reaches three or more,…
In one of the world’s most attractive mining jurisdictions lies Goldcorp’s (G-T, GG-N) Éléonore gold project in the northeast corner of the Opinaca reservoir in Quebec’s James Bay region.
On what was another tough day on the market for miners, Southern Arc Minerals (SA-V) defied the trend and managed to make a solid gain on the back of its latest drill results. The results came out of Southern Arc’s key exploration asset – the…
Results of an optimization study and additional metallurgical tests have further de-risked Royal Nickel’s (RNX-T) Dumont project in Quebec, president and chief executive Tyler Mitchelson says.
Vancouver – Mining projects in British Columbia’s northwest are another step closer to tapping into the provincial grid after the federal government gave the environmental go-ahead for the Northwest Transmission Line.
Vancouver – Just 2.5 km from the edge of Barrick’s (abx-t, abx-n) famed Hemlo gold property in northwestern Ontario, a new explorer hopes to achieve what countless others have already tried but failed to accomplish: to discover another major…
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