CIM talk to focus on gold, markets
Gold will be the subject of a special meeting of the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum, to be held at 5 p.m. on Jan. 16 at Toronto’s Ontario Club.Pierre Lassonde, president of Fra…
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Manhattan looks to outline tonnage at Candamena
A recent drilling program carried out by Manhattan Minerals (MAN-T) is outlining a bulk-tonnage, gold-silver deposit at the Candamena property in Chihuahua state, Mexico.The Candamena property is 25 k…
Blame abounds in collapse of Geomaque/Milagro merger
The proposed merger of Geomaque Explorations (GEO-T) and Milagro Minerals (MLG-V) has been killed, but who pulled the trigger is being hotly debated by the companies.Geomaque balked at merging until “…
Peruvian Gold cuts narrow intervals
Exploration by Peruvian Gold (PVO-V) is testing a gold prospect in northern Ecuador.The latest results from the Encanto gold porphyry prospect include narrow, 1-metre intervals of mineralization rangi…
Teck, Western Copper hit more mineralization at Salvador property in Mexico
Air-track drilling at the 225-sq.-km Salvador property in north-central Mexico has outlined another zone of surface oxide mineralization for partners Teck (TEK-T) and Western Copper Holdings (WTC-T).T…
Battle Mountain keen on Vera and Holloway properties
The size of the Vera-Nancy gold deposit in Australia could be significantly increased, according to Battle Mountain Gold (BMG-N).In a presentation before gold analysts in New York City, Karl Elers, Ba…
EDITORIAL PAGE — Expatriate management
Geologists, engineers, drillers and miners are generally a hardy lot.Braving the elements and taking on tough challenges in remote and rugged areas is all in a day’s work.Many prominent mining executi…
COMMENTARY — Taking flight in the Big Sky state
Canyon Resources recently funded the release of seven peregrine falcons from its reclaimed Kendall gold-silver mine near Lewiston, Mont.The falcons, once native to central Montana, were nearly extermi…
Ontario’s Musselwhite gold project achieves 1-million-hour safety milestone
Construction of the Musselwhite gold mine, 103 km north of Pickle Lake, Ont., has reached 1 million hours without a lost-time injury.The project, owned 62% by Placer Dome and 32% by TVX Gold, currentl…
Greenstone finds new deposit at San Andreas project
Results from a drill program by Greenstone Resources (GRE-T) have identified a new bulk-minable gold target at the San Andreas property in western Honduras.The 26-hole program followed up on previous …
Private-sector mine represents Quantum leap for Zambia
In Zambia, construction has begun on the country’s first private-sector copper mine in 25 years.The Bwana Mkubwa project, a former producer now owned by First Quantum Ventures (FQV-V), comprises 5,800…
Madsen Gold on fast track to re-enter production
After 20 years of inactivity, the Madsen gold mine in the Red Lake camp of northwestern Ontario is showing definite signs of life. The former producer, now wholly owned by Madsen Gold (MGF-T), is expe…