Darnley Bay Resources’ Arctic anomaly shows potential
Leon La Prairie says he has his old friend Hank Vuori to thank for discovering an anomaly in the Arctic that L…
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Half of China’s foreign investment so far this year has been in mining
As speculation mounts about the possibility of alternative bids emerging for Potash Corporation of Saskatchewa…
Rosatom chief is looking for a success story with Uranium One
Sergey Kirienko, the director general of Russia’s Rosatom, said the state-run nuclear holding company had no p…
Venture makes slow and steady gains Aug. 16-20
The S&P/TSX Venture made small but steady gains during the Aug. 16 – 20 trading week, ending up 22.57 poin…
First resource out for Probe Mines’ Black Creek
Probe Mines (PRB-V) has received the first resource estimate for its 100%-owned Black Creek chromite deposit, …
Osisko keeps up the pace
SITE VISIT Malartic, Que. — Heading west out of Val d’Or, Que., on the way to Osisko Mining’s (OSK-T) Canadian Malartic gold project, a headframe comes into view on the…
The key players in Quebec’s lithium scene
SITE VISIT Nemiscau, Que. — Quebec has earned a reputation for being one of the world’s best mining jurisdictions. So it seems only fitting that lithium — widely touted as the metal of the future — would be found in great abundance in the…
Commentary: Changes ahead for mining balance sheets
Starting in 2011, Canadian public companies will be migrating from using Canada’s own generally accepted acc…
Ketza River hits lift Yukon-Nevada (August 18, 2010)
Vancouver – Yukon-Nevada Gold’s (YNG-T) challenges at the Jerritt Canyon mine in Nevada have left its share pr…
Rubicon gets ready for bulk sample at Phoenix
Recent drilling at Rubicon Minerals'(RMX-T, RBY-X) Phoenix project in Red Lake, Ont. is filling in deep target…
BHP to take offer for Potash Corp. directly to shareholders
A day after the first approach by BHP Billiton (BHP-N) for Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan (POT-T, POT-N) w…
Potash stocks rally following BHP bid
Vancouver – Smaller potash-based companies saw strong gains following BHP Billiton’s (BHP-N) unsolicited buyou…