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From left to right: Mary Stalker, Project Manager; Roger Walsh, President; Pat Pope, Consulting Geologist; Gary Wong, Consulting Geologist; and Dave Gliddon,  Consulting Geologist. Source: Rapier Gold

One man’s talc is another man’s treasure

With large companies shedding assets to trim costs and juniors struggling to pay the bills—not to mention raise money—it’s probably safe to say that listing a new exploration company these days is not for the faint of…


Stacked up copper sheets ready to be transported. Source: CODELCO

A changing landscape for growing copper producers

VANCOUVER — With the US$5.1-billion hostile takeover of Toronto-based Inmet Mining (IMN-T) by large-cap peer First Quantum Minerals (FM-T, FQM-L) looking all but wrapped up, it seems an opportune time to take a look at the shifting…



Copper Mountain contemplates secondary crusher

Despite several mill maintenance shutdowns last year and difficulties with variability in ore hardness and fragmentation entering the SAG mill from the operation’s different open-pit locations, Copper Mountain Mining (CUM-T) posted gross…


Editorial: Theories of devolution in the NWT

The transfer of power from the federal government to the Northwest Territories government has been going on in stages for decades as the territory’s population and economic base has steadily grown and matured. With Yellowknife established…




Cartoon by JK.

Theories of devolution in NWT

The transfer of power from the federal government to the Northwest Territories government has been going on in stages for decades as the territory’s population and economic base has steadily grown and matured. With Yellowknife established…




TSX Venture remains steady, Mar.11-15

VANCOUVER — The S&P TSX Venture Composite Index capped off another uneventful week during the March 11-15 trading period, falling just 0.7 of a point or 0.06% before closing at 1,117.15 points. The Index gained ground later in the…


Where do miners go from here?

The shift from quantity to returns have led to numerous headaches for miners with project delays, hefty write downs and CEO departures as companies struggle to tackle escalating costs that have caught up with the rising commodity prices, said…


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