South American Silver invests closer to home
After taking a bruising in Bolivia earlier this year when the government revoked its Malku Khota concession, South American Silver (SAC-T, SOHAF-O) is sticking a little closer to home.
Canada
Rubicon prepares to defend Phoenix in court
The Wabauskang First Nation (WFN) is coming after Rubicon Minerals (RMX-T, RBY-N) in a bid to get the government to listen.
John Felderhof’s new life after Bre-X
John Felderhof looks much thinner than when we first met at the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada convention in 2010.
Groia ground down but defiant after Felderhof’s Bre-X trial
Early in 2012, the Law Society of Upper Canada convicted Toronto securities lawyer Joe Groia of “incivility” during his defense of John Felderhof against quasi-criminal charges laid by the Ontario Securities Commission of insider…
Canada Lithium starts mine commissioning
Canada Lithium (CLQ-T) has started commissioning the open pit and processing plant at its Quebec Lithium mine near Val d’Or, Que., with first production of spodumene concentrate expected shortly, followed by lithium carbonate output early…
Premier updates Trans-Canada resource
Premier Gold Mines (PG-T) has completed a much-anticipated resource estimate on the four gold deposits—Hardrock, Brookbank, Kailey and Key Lake — that make up its Trans-Canada project in the Beardmore-Geraldton Greenstone belt.
TNM’s Mining Person of the Year: Garofalo a steady hand on the Hudbay tiller
In these times of economic and political turmoil, boring has become the new exciting.
HD Mining bulk samples controversy in BC
HD Mining wants to develop an underground coal mine in northern B.C. The resource on its property is as good as it gets in the coal world — high-quality metallurgical coal, the kind used to make steel — and there’s enough of…
Commentary: What do Quebecers think about mining and the environment?
Before gaining power in Quebec halfway through the year, the Parti Québécois was critical of Plan Nord, the Charest government’s ambitious 25-year, $80-billion blueprint for developing natural resources north of the 49th…
Primero snapping up Cerro del Gallo
Toronto-based gold producer Primero Mining (P-T, PPP-N) has waded into merger-and-acquisition waters with a friendly offer to buy Australian gold explorer Cerro Resources (CJO-V, CJO-A) in an all-stock deal worth US$120 million.
Maudore’s new management tries to right the ship
It has been a bit of a whirlwind over the past five months for Quebec-focused gold mine developer Maudore Minerals (MAO-V).
Double Trouble for Taseko
The holiday season has been rough for Taseko Mines (TKO-T, TGB-X), which is facing a potential strike at its operating mine and a new setback in the seemingly endless effort to permit its new mine.