Transition to gold
When Scott McLean packed up and left Xstrata (XTA-L) after a long and illustrious career with Falconbridge, he knew exactly what he wanted to do with his time: Find another world class mine.
Canada
Abacus advances its Ajax copper-gold project
Abacus Mining & Exploration (ame-v) has painted 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…
Richmont adds ounces at Monique and Wasamac
Vancouver – Richmont Mines (RIC-T) has released a resource estimate for its potentially near-term producing Monique gold deposit in Quebec shortly after issuing a resource update at Wasamac.
Adriana joins forces with WISCO
Adriana Resources (ADI-V) is back up after dropping 15% yesterday as the company reported late in the day that it’s partnering with WISCO International Resources to develop and run the Lac Otelnuk and December Lake iron ore properties in…
First Point’s Decar starts to take shape
Vancouver – First Point Minerals (FPX-V) has released assays from the first 9 of 36 holes from the 2011 drill program at its flagship Decar nickel-iron alloy project in central British Columbia. Cliffs Natural Resources (CLF-N) managed the…
Barkerville taps into Bonanza Ledge gold in BC
Barkerville Gold Mines (BGM-V) has cleared another hurdle in its quest for a modern take on the gold rush that filled the hills around Barkerville 150 years ago.
PEA sets out $7.7B NPV for Orbite’s alumina project
Orbite Aluminae (ORT-T) has released some hard numbers showing the potential of its patented aluminum-extraction process and corresponding project, which it promises will transform the industry.
Updated: Accusations fly in Mosquito Consolidated boardroom scuffle
Vancouver – Weeks of mounting tension between opposing factions of the board of Mosquito Consolidated Gold Mines (MSQ-V) came to the fore at the company’s annual general meeting on December 16 as shareholders finally had their say in the…
Venture drops 121 points in Dec. 12-16 period
Vancouver – The S&P TSX Venture Composite Index had a tough run in the December 12 to 16 period, almost dipping below 1,400 points after four days of losses before recovering slightly to end down 121.2 points at 1,426.11 points. Volume was…
Xstrata to expand Canadian footprint through organic growth
London, U.K. – After a decade of expansion through M&A, diversified Swiss miner Xstrata (XTA-L) is turning to organic growth to provide its next generation of mines and to increase production through the expansion of others.
Coalspur makes headway at Vista
Marketable coal reserves at Coalspur Mines’ (CPT-T) flagship Vista project in Alberta have risen 20% to 313 million tonnes from the 260 million tonnes estimated in the prefeasibility study. The 313 million tonnes will come from a recoverable…
Thompson Creek raises $270M with gold stream sale
Vancouver -Thompson Creek Metals (TCM-T, TC-N) has pre-sold another chunk of future gold production from its Mt. Milligan project to Royal Gold (RGL-T, RGLD-Q) in the face of a softened molybdenum market and two projects under…