Yamana CEO proves his mettle
SITE VISIT ALTO HORIZONTE, BRAZIL — Settling into the cramped seat of an eight-seater jet, Yamana Gold (YRI-T, AUY-N, YAU-L) chairman and CEO Peter Marrone says he hasn’t had a…
2008
Never at Wits’ end
South Africa’s Witwatersrand basin never seems to run out of gold; you might even say it’s never at Wits’ end.
Colombia’s untapped gold potential lures wary miners
VANCOUVER — Since 1997, the Fraser Institute has ranked the policy attractiveness of more than 60 mining jurisdictions based on a composite index with a maximum possible score of 100.
SRA revives Mid-Tennessee zinc complex
SITE VISIT GORDONSVILLE, TENNESSEE–During 28 years of production at the Mid-Tennessee zinc mine complex, it wasn’t always the zinc that kept business afloat. Agricultural lime, gravel, germanium and even a…
Gold Canyon boosts Cordero gallium resource (March 03, 2008)
VANCOUVER–Gold Canyon Resources’ (GCU-V, GDCRF-O) has significantly boosted the resource at its Cordero gallium project, in north-central Nevada’s Humboldt Cty.
New mill at La Guitarra to boost Genco’s production
With silver prices at the start of February 27% higher than a year earlier, Genco (GGC-T, GGCRF-O) wants to fast-track production expansion at its La Guitarra silver mine in central Mexico.
LME Warehouse Levels (March 03, 2008)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, Feb 15, 2008 (change from Feb. 12 in brackets):
Roxmark tests potential to reopen Northern Empire (March 03, 2008)
Roxmark Mines (RMK-V, RMKMF-O) has started a 6,200-metre surface diamond-drill program at its Northern Empire mine property near Beardmore, Ont.
Tsagaan Tolgoi coal resource buoys SouthGobi Energy (March 03, 2008)
The Tsagaan Tolgoi coal project has measured plus indicated coal resources of 36.4 million tonnes and an additional inferred coal resource of about 9 million tonnes, South- Gobi Energy Resources (SGQ-…
Developing reserves — of good will
SANTIAGO, CHILE–With alliances of communities and non-government organizations across Latin America putting the mining industry under increased scrutiny, and occasionally blocking new projects reachi…
Staking continues apace in ‘Ring of Fire’
The Noront Resources (NOT-V, NOSOF-O) base metal discovery has spawned a staking rush in the swampy lowlands of northeastern Ontario, just southwest of James Bay. As of mid-February, juniors had stake…
Noront find fuels deliberation
As consultants begin to piece together a limited but growing database of information about Noront Resources’ (NOT-V, NOSOF-O) Double Eagle project in northeastern Ontario, the discovery is looking les…