Marathon PGM shares rise on Leprechaun drilling
Marathon PGM (MAR-T) shares were up more than 10% today after the company posted results from its latest round…
Canada
North Country rises on Nunavut gold hits
Vancouver – When the first results from the first drill program of a newly-listed company include hits like 42…
Venture rises but juniors still struggle over July 12-16
Vancouver – The S&P-TSX Venture Composite Index remained on positive ground four out of five days over the…
Blue Note to buy 100% of Croinor gold project
With a positive prefeasibility study for the Croinor gold project in hand, Blue Note Mining (BNT-V) has decide…
Vale workers agree on 5-year contract
Unionized Vale (VALE-N) employees that work at nickel operations in Sudbury and Port Colborne, Ont., have voted about 75% in favour of a five-year collective agreement, putting an end to one of the lo…
BBA, AMEC to build Detour Lake
Detour Gold (DGC-T, DRGDF-O) has hired some heavy hitters to build infrastructure for its Detour Lake gold project in northeastern Ontario.
Sander Geophysics builds its fleet
Airborne geophysical surveyor Sander Geophysics has added a Twin Otter Survey Aircraft to its team, bringing its fleet to 16 aircrafts.
BHP set to build Jansen potash mine
Mining giant BHP Billiton (BHP-N) is set to become a major global player in potash, after recently announcing it could bring its huge Jansen potash project into production by 2015.
Prosperity showdown
Taseko Mines’ Prosperity project has started to sound more ironic by the day, after the proposed open-pit copper-gold mine in central B.C. was harshly criticized in a federal review panel’s environmen…
Augen Gold management goes on the offensive
After controversially postponing its annual shareholders at the last hour Augen Gold (GLD-V) is looking to do …
Blue Note and First Gold to dewater Croiner gold mine in Q4
A new prefeasibility study for the Croinor gold project near Val-d’Or, Que., spells out a five-year mining pla…
Thompson Creek to acquire Terrane Metals
Vancouver – The Mount Milligan gold-copper mine in British Columbia is a big step closer to reality after Thom…