True North donates gems
True North Gems (TGX-V) has donated two emerald necklaces to charities in British Columbia….
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Nuclear renaissance a boon for Saskatchewan
Surging uranium prices have resulted in renewed interest in northern Saskatchewan’s prolific Athabasca basin, a region known for hosting some of the world’s largest high-grade uranium mines and deposi…
Northern Peru Copper hopes to lure majors to Galeno
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Aurcana grabbing Mexican mine (March 06, 2006)
Vancouver — Aurcana (AUN-V, AUNFF-O) is boosting its Mexican minerals portfolio with an agreement to acquire the La Negra silver-zinc-copper-lead mine in Queretaro state….
Need for balanced approach to exploration
The natural focus at the initial stages of exploration is to delineate the area of interest and demonstrate the financial feasibility of a mining project. However, mining companies need to make enviro…
Australia enjoying new nickel boom
Perth, Western Australia — Australia’s new nickel boom is a lot like the one that put the country on the world nickel map in the 1970s….
Exeter expands La Cabeza
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Going for gold in Colombia
Santiago, Chile — Gold exploration in Colombia will top US$30 million this year as the country shapes up to be a key prospect over the next decade for miners looking to this forgotten part of the wor…
De Beers leads next diamond wave
As part of a second wave of new diamond mines coming on-stream in Canada, De Beers is spending $1.6 billion to build two new mines — the Snap Lake underground mine in the Northwest T…
Not your grandfather’s Abitibi
Malartic, Que. — When James Norrie sent his steam drills up the trails from the railway line in the 1930s, the only exploration model in his head was the wildcatter’s principle: drill it and see. Sev…
Rio Narcea axes marginal mines (March 06, 2006)
Rio Narcea Gold Mines (RNG-T, RNO-X) has decided to pull the plug on its marginal El Valle and Carles underground gold mines in Spain’s Asturias province….
Intelligent approaches to mining ethics
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