Positive feasibility study brings Detour Gold’s reserves to 11.4M oz.
A feasibility study on Detour Gold’s (DGC-T, DRGDF-O) Detour Lake gold project in northeastern Ontario has mad…
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Chinese demand fuels Consolidated Thompson decision
Consolidated Thompson Iron Mines (CLM-T) is set to push ahead on a plan to double iron ore production at its B…
KWG and Spider plan merger following Cliffs’ hostile bid
Juniors KWG Resources (KWG-V) and Spider Resources (SPQ-V) are planning to merge in an attempt fight off a pai…
Cliffs goes after majority stake in Big Daddy
Cliffs Natural Resources (CLF-N) has made separate but similar cash offers to acquire KWG Resources (KWG-V) an…
Sabina discovers new gold zone at Back River (May 24, 2010)
VANCOUVER — Llama Lake started 2010 as a low-priority exploration target for Sabina Gold & Silver (SBB-T) but has now become the prime focus of drilling after the company pulled high-grade gold i…
BC mining industry robust in 2009: PwC report
VANCOUVER — The mining industry in British Columbia kept healthy last year despite a sharp drop in coal shipments and prices, according to the latest survey of the industry by PricewaterhouseCoopers …
Polish miner invests in Abacus
Europe’s second largest copper producer KGHM Polska Miedz has agreed to fund up to 80% of Abacus Mining and Ex…
Industry funds half of $20-million BC Museum of Mining restoration
Vancouver – The mining industry in British Columbia is constantly fighting an image battle, trying to convin…
Rocmec ups gold resources
Rocmec Mining (RMI-V) has added nearly 23,000 oz. to its Rocmec 1 project near 35 km west of Rouyn-Noranda, Qu…
Merc explores new gold zone at Damoti Lake
Vancouver – Merc International Minerals (MRK-V) has cut several good-grade near-surface gold intercepts while …
Houston Lake Mining advances Dubenski drilling
Explorer Houston Lake Mining (HLM-V) continues to hit high-grade gold mineralization at the eastern edge of th…
Typhoon Exploration signs option agreement for Fayolle
Gold producer Aurizon Mines (ARZ-T, AZK-X) is teaming up with Typhoon Exploration (TYP-V) in a joint-venture t…