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Quebec Premier Jean Charest unveiling the Plan Nord development program in Lvis, Que. Photo by Quebec Ministry of Natural Resources and Wildlife

$80B Plan Nord aims to attract more miners to Quebec

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…



People (May 23, 2011)

Alderon Resource – Matt Simpson resigned as COO but remains a director; Brian Penney appointed COO.



Kinross invests in Entourage’s Hemlo play

Just 2.5 km from the edge of Barrick Gold’s (ABX-T, ABX-N) famed Hemlo gold mine property in northern Ontario, newly listed explorer Entourage Metals (EMT-V) hopes to achieve what countless others have tried but failed to accomplish: to…


Workers on an outcrop at Royal Nickel's Dumont nickel project, about 25 km northwest of Amos in Quebec's  Abitibi region. Photo by Royal Nickel

Royal Nickel ‘de-risks’ Dumont

Results of an optimization study and additional metallurgical tests have further de-risked Royal Nickel’s (RNX-T) Dumont nickel project in Quebec, president and CEO Tyler Mitchelson says.


The beneficiation plant at the Silver Yard, part of Labrador Iron Mines' Schefferville iron ore project in the Labrador Trough. Photo by Labrador Iron Mines

Forging deals in the Labrador Trough (May 23, 2011)

As the acquisition of Quebec-focused iron ore producer Consolidated Thompson Iron Mines (CLM-T) by resource giant Cliffs Natural Resources (CLF-N) finally comes to a close, investors can’t help but wonder which company in the area is next in…


The processing plant at Iamgold's Niobec niobium mine, 25 km northwest of Saguenay, Que. Photo by Iamgold

Iamgold sees big potential at Niobec (May 23, 2011)

By re-evaluating the mining method at its niobium-producing Niobec mine in Quebec, Iamgold (IMG-T, IAG-N) found that it could significantly increase the contained resource and production rates with a switch to bulk mining.


lonore glitters for Goldcorp

Goldcorp (G-T, GG-N) considers the Éléonore gold project in Quebec’s James Bay region as a cornerstone of its next generation of gold growth projects. 


The headframe at Richmont Mines' Beaufor gold mine, 25 km northeast of Val d'Or, Que. Photo by Richmont Mines

Richmont builds up Abitibi gold assets

With its operating Beaufor gold mine, its Francoeur gold mine soon to reach commercial production, and two active gold exploration projects named Wasamac and Monique all located in Quebec’s Abitibi region, Richmont Mines (RIC-T, RIC-X) has…



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