TNM editor talks Aussie taxes on BNN
The Northern Miner editor John Cumming and Terence Ortslan, managing director of TSO and Associates, joined ho…
Canada
Iamgold earns US$58.8 million in Q1
Although production was down slightly, Iamgold (IMG-T, IAG-N) saw net earnings rise 12% to US$58.8 million dur…
Rio Tinto invests US$235 million in Canada
Rio Tinto (RIO-N, RIO-L) stands to be one of the biggest losers if Australia passes a proposed 40% tax on wind…
Stratabound drills zinc and silver in New Brunswick
Vancouver – Stratabound Minerals (SB-V) continues to pull good-grade, near-surface zinc and silver intercepts …
Barker Minerals searches for BC diamonds (May 05, 2010)
Vancouver – Everyone thought Chuck Fipke and Stu Blusson were crazy when Canada’s diamond pioneers tried to co…
HudBay Minerals releases first quarter results
Improved metal prices and solid performances put in by HudBay Minerals ‘ (HBM-T) operating assets in nor…
Sabina discovers new gold zone at Back River (May 04, 2010)
Vancouver – Llama Lake started 2010 as a low-priority exploration target for Sabina Gold and Silver (SBB-T) bu…
Big Daddy chromite deposit is big
The Big Daddy chromite deposit in the McFaulds Lake area in Northern Ontario is living up to its name as one o…
Imperial grows Red Chris significantly (May 03, 2010)
Vancouver – With just 22 drill holes, Imperial Metals (III-T) has dramatically increased the contained metal…
Canadians hope to chip away at China’s monopoly on rare earths
China may have cornered 97% of the global rare earth market over the last two decades, with its low-cost struc…
Mineral exploration in the NWT falls 80% in 2009
Canada’s Northwest Territories seems to be of waning interest to mine-finders, according to a new estimate from Natural Resources Canada (NRCan).
Shaft collapse kills worker at Wolverine mine
VANCOUVER — A shaft collapse at the Wolverine mine in the Yukon has killed one worker, marking the second death at the mine in the past year.