People (June 13, 2011)
Alamos Gold – Jon Morda retired as CFO; James Porter appointed CFO; Greg Fisher appointed VP of finance.
Canada
Hathor doubles size of 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) reports.
Pretium plans Brucejack mine
Pretium Resources (PVG-T) has completed a preliminary economic assessment of its Brucejack gold-silver project in northern British Columbia, a little more than six months after acquiring the project and listing on the Toronto Stock…
Capstone adds copper resources at Minto (June 13, 2011)
Capstone Mining (CS-T) has bulked up measured and indicated resources by 219 million lbs. at its wholly owned Minto copper-gold mine in the Yukon. The miner also combined two deposits at the project, which were once thought separate, into what…
Champion Minerals discovers new iron zone at Lac Moire (June 13, 2011)
The first five drill holes at the Lac Moire iron ore project in northeastern Quebec have identified significant new iron mineralization, and Champion Minerals (chm-t) has increased its drill program there to 7,000 metres.
Canada Lithium shrinks Quebec Lithium’s resource
This year has been a bumpy ride for Canada Lithium (CLQ-T). The company has lowered the measured and indicated resource estimate for its Quebec Lithium project near Val d’Or, Que., by 37% compared to the previous estimate, which was prepared…
Taseko’s Q1 earnings fall short
Taseko Mines (TKO-T, TGB-X) saw higher first-quarter profits compared to last year, but still fell below expectations.
Two workers killed at Vale’s Stobie mine have been identified
The two workers killed late Wednesday night from falling debris at Vale’s (VALE-N) Stobie underground mine in Sudbury, Ontario, have been identified as Jason Chenier, 35, and Jordan Fram, 26.
2011 Exploration well underway in White Gold district
Vancouver – As the Yukon’s exploration season emerges from the spring melt, investors are once again looking north for exiting news after a winter lull.
Temex Resources posts resource for Gowganda tailings
Between 1910 and 1972 the Miller Lake O’Brien silver mine in northeastern Ontario turned out 42 million ounces of silver. It also left behind a lot of silver in tailings piles — 2.96 million ounces to be precise.
Exploration Orbite produces first aluminum
Exploration Orbite (ORT.A-V) has had a wild ride over the last year — moving from a low of 12.5¢ a share in July 2010 to a high of $5.69 on April 12 2011, before slipping to the $3 range in the recent market slowdown.
Pretium plans Brucejack high-grade mine
Vancouver – Pretium Resources (PVG-T) has completed a preliminary economic assessment on its Brucejack gold-silver project in northern British Columbia a little more than six months after acquiring the project and listing itself on the Toronto…