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BY JOHN CUMMINGTaking a 400-tonne bulk sample from a 10- to 12-metre deep pit excavated at the Kevitsa deposit. The work generated material for an ongoing metallurgical pilot program being carried out by the Geological Survey of Finland.

Site visit: Sizing up Finland’s Kevitsa

SODANKYLA, FINLAND — It’s a huge, low-grade deposit — but can it be a money-maker? That’s the question facing Scandinavian Minerals (sgl-t) as it works hard to develop its Kevitsa…


Peter Kennedy

Cash-rich Lundin in buying mode

Vancouver — With over US$400 million in cash, Lundin Mining (LUN-T, LMC-X) says it remains in an acquisition mode with an eye on long-life assets that it hopes to add to base metal operations in Swed…


Greenpeace eyeing Tournigan’s Slovakian project

Vancouver — Keeping local residents informed about its plans to develop a uranium mine in eastern Slovakia has become a priority for Tournigan Gold (TVC-V, TVCZF-O) now that the company says its acti…




It’s All Greek to European Goldfields

European Goldfields (EGU-T, EGFDF-O) is both ramping up production and adding years to the life of its Stratoni silver-zinc-lead mine in northern Greece.


Diamond haul for Hudson

Vancouver — Initial processing of a portion of Hudson Resources’ (HUD-V, HUDRF-O) 50-tonne mini-bulk sample from its Garnet Lake kimberlite dyke, in western Greenland, has returned 350 diamonds inclu…




ALISHA HIYATEIberian Minerals chairman and vice-president of exploration, Norm Brewster (left), and Jim Voisin, the company's investor relations officer, stand in front of a mine ramp portal under construction at Aguas Tenidas, in Andalucia. The company, which is aiming for a mid-2008 reopening, expects to employ about 560 workers during the construction stage, and 310 once operations begin in the economically depressed area of Spain.

Iberian to reopen Aguas Tenidas

Seville, Spain — Iberian Minerals (IBZ-V, IZNFF-O) president and CEO Peter Miller was “in the jungles of Venezuela,” where the junior had acquired a number of gold properties, when he was first appro…


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