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One need look no further than the Internet recruitment pages of some of the bigger mines under development in North America to gauge the gravity of the labour shortage in the mining sector….

With Placer Dome‘s (PDG-T, PDG-N) shareholders less than eager to tender to its original takeover offer, Barrick Gold (ABX-T, ABX-N) has stuffed a bit more green…

Exploration drilling east of the proposed open pit at the Kemess North copper-gold deposit in northwestern British Columbia has intersected similar mineralization to a hole drilled earlier in the year…

Vancouver — The world’s top gold producer, Newmont Mining (NMC-T, NEM-N), is planning to acquire a 9.9% stake in aspiring Nunavut gold developer Miramar Mining (…

Despite a brief dip back below US$500 per oz. in the spot price of gold, the TSX Venture Exchange closed out the pre-Christmas trading session in a festive spirit, gaining 2.2% or 47.84 points to set…

Aquarius Platinum (AQPTY-O) has moved to dismiss mining contractor Moolman Mining at its Marikana platinum mine in the Bushveld region of South Africa, citing an “actionable misrepr…

Vancouver — Initial drill holes from Bell Resources‘ (BL-V, BZRSF-O) Granduc mine project, in northwestern British Columbia, have delivered significant copper grades….