Canada


BHP boosts copper resources at Spence by 700%

Resources at BHP Billiton’s (BHP-N, BLT-L) Spence copper mine in northern Chile has grown by nearly 700%, following a four-year US$30-million brownfield exploration program.


Globex rises on REE results

Globex Mining (GMX-T) got a boost to its market cap after announcing results from its Turner Falls rare earth project in Quebec.



CaNickel cuts production at Bucko Lake

CaNickel Mining (CML-T) is scaling back operations at its Bucko Lake nickel mine near Wabowden, Man. owing to “unfavourable” nickel prices, the company has announced.


Teck to buy SilverBirch Energy

Teck Resources (TCK-T, TCK-N) is raising its exposure to Alberta’s oilsands with plans to purchase SilverBirch Energy (SBE-V) in a cash and stock deal worth $435 million. The acquisition will give Teck the rest of the Frontier oilsands project…


What’s next for BC’s Ajax copper-gold project?

Abacus Mining & Exploration (AME-V) envisions an interesting prospect at its joint-ventured Ajax copper-gold project near Kamloops, B.C., with a feasibility study showing the project could support a 60,000-tonne-per-day operation generating…


An adit entrance at Playfair Mining's Grey River tungsten project in Newfoundland. Photo by Playfair Mining

Playfair’s tungsten resource grows at Grey River

Playfair Mining (PLY-V) has increased its inferred resource at Grey River, Nfld., by 16%, to 1.2 million tonnes grading 0.73% tungsten trioxide (WO3) for 18.8 million lbs. WO3, or 853,000 metric tonne units (MTUs). (MTUs are the standard weight…




Quest surges on drill results

Shares of Quest Rare Minerals (QRM-V) closed 25% higher at $3.23 per share Jan. 12 after the junior announced that heavy rare earth oxides represented 22.4-76.5% of the total rare earth oxide content intersected in its drill program at Strange…


Alexis is on the move

This year will be busy one for Alexis Minerals (AMC-T) as it continues to fix the operating Lac Herbin gold mine in Val-d’Or, Que., and moves the Snow Lake gold mine in Manitoba closer to production.   


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