Noront reports new high-grade intervals at Double Eagle
Noront Resources (NOT-V, NOSOF-O) is reporting promising new assay results from its rich nickel-copper find in the remote James Bay region of northern Ontario.
Canada
Cross Lake’s QR gold mine in full production
Vancouver — Production is finally in full swing at Cross Lake Minerals’ (CRN-T, CRNKF-O) QR gold mine, near Quesnel, B.C.
Tahera seeks $40M to stay afloat
As 2007 comes to a close, Tahera Diamond (TAH-T, TAHEF-O) will go down as one of the more dire mining stories of the year.
Surge in geo students cramps U of T budget
Letter to the Editor
Editorial: Boyd and Scherkus build Agnico-Eagle into powerhouse
No company better embodies the spirit of Canada’s plucky gold mining sector today than Toronto-based Agnico-Eagle Mines, with its technical competence, unshakeable faith in gold, independent streak, a…
Hawthorne looks for new flagship
Hawthorne Gold (HGC-V) and Cusac Gold Mines (CQC-V, CUSIF-N) have agreed to merge the two companies into one, bigge…
Maximus confirms gold and silver-rich zone at Hope Bay, Nunavut
Results from its 2007 drilling program in the Hope Bay gold belt of Nunavut have yielded significant gold and silve…
Northern Energy & Mining will reduce stake in Peace River Coal
NEMI Northern Energy & Mining (NNEa-T) is in a relatively strong financial position with working capital of C$9.7 m…
TNM’s 2007 mining persons of the year: Agnico-Eagle’s Boyd and Scherkus
No company better embodies the spirit of Canada’s plucky gold mining sector today than Toronto-based Agnico-Eagle M…
Sanatana jumps on kimberlite results (December 24, 2007)
Vancouver — The first results from Sanatana Diamonds’ (STA-V) Dharma kimberlite pipe in the Northwest Territories sparked a storm of trading in the usually quiet junior, boosting its share price 416%…
Editorial: BHP Billiton pitches mega-bid
After a furious few months of mergers-and-acquisitions activity, the mining industry stopped to catch its breath during the week ended Dec. 15, the fiftieth trading week of 2007.
Mine life, costs grow at Hard Creek’s Turnagain
Vancouver — An updated preliminary assessment for Hard Creek Nickel’s (HNC-V, HNCKF-O) Turnagain nickel deposit in northern British Columbia points to the economic potential of an open-pit operation …