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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…






Hathor doubles Roughrider deposit

The first resource estimate for the East Zone of the Roughrider uranium deposit in Saskatchewan’s Athabasca Basin doubles the overall size of the deposit, Hathor Exploration (HAT-T) reported today.



Forging deals in the Labrador Trough (May 16, 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…


Correction (May 16, 2011)

In last week’s feature on HudBay Minerals (HBM-T, HBM-N), we referred to the company’s Lalor project in Manitoba as a nickel-copper-gold-silver deposit, when it is in fact a gold-copper-silver-zinc deposit.



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