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Letters to the editor: Barkerville article ‘disturbing’

We have been very long-time subscribers of your newspaper as a source of factually correct information in the mining industry. We want to draw your attention to some serious errors found in your article, “Barkerville in the doghouse with…


Exchange rates

EXCHANGE RATES CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate) Date Aug 6 Aug 3 Aug 2 Aug 1 July 31   US$ in C n/a 0.9986 1.0062 1.0017 1.0014  …


Northern Tiger rouses Sleeping Giant

Northern Tiger Resources (NTR-V) has renewed interest in the Sleeping Giant zone at the 3Ace project in southeast Yukon, with some encouraging sample results.



Saskatchewan potash developers pull in their horns

Rising costs and inconsistent downstream demand have taken a toll on potash and fertilizer producers during the first half of 2012, with volatile global markets now impacting the strategies of several mega miners in Saskatchewan’s…


Sabina Gold & Silver makes progress in Nunavut

Drill results from Sabina Gold & Silver’s (SBB-T, SGSVF-O) Back River project in southwestern Nunavut — 520 km northeast of Yellowknife, and 50 km southeast of Xstrata Zinc’s Hackett River silver-zinc project —…


Selwyn advances on two fronts

Rather than fuss with fickle equity and debt markets, Selwyn Resources (SWN-V) wants to raise some of the cash it needs from its own assets.


Puma hunts high-grade silver in New Brunswick

In late February the Fraser Institute published a survey that labelled New Brunswick the world’s most attractive jurisdiction for mineral exploration, and that sounds about right to Puma Exploration (PUM-V). The Rimouski, Que., based…


[Update] Liberty looks for a ray of light

Less than two weeks after Timmins, Ont.-focused Liberty Mines (LBE-T) temporarily halted production because of declining nickel prices and posted a positive preliminary economic assessment (PEA) for its Hart nickel deposit.


Integra cuts high-grade at Lamaque

VANCOUVER — It has been a promising six months for Vancouver-based explorer Integra Gold (ICG-V), as the company completes a 30,000-metre diamond drill program at its wholly-owned Lamaque gold project — located in the Val-d’Or…


Better days ahead for Thompson Creek

Thompson Creek Metals (TCM-T, TC-N) like many mining companies has had a tough ride over the last year. Slowing metal demand from China and falling prices have teamed up to hammer the company’s share price. In mid-January 2011 the…


Brigus upgrades underground ops at Black Fox

VANCOUVER — After turning the corner at its Black Fox gold mine in Timmins Ont. earlier this year, Halifax-based producer Brigus Gold (BRD-T, BRD-X) has followed up with a solid operational second quarter that saw average costs…


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