Fronteer Posts Drill Results From Sandman
As part of its US$5-million work-program commitment on Fronteer Development Group’s (FRG-T, FRG-X) Sandman project, a subsidiary of Newmont Mining (NMC-T, NEM-N) has drilled 30 holes so far this year …
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Yukon-Nevada Sorts Out Jerritt Canyon Mess
After a year of addressing environmental and operational issues, Yukon-Nevada Gold (YNG-T) is finally able to restart milling at its Jerritt Canyon mine in northeastern Nevada’s Elko Cty.
Yukon Nevada cuts more gold at Ketza River
Yukon-Nevada Gold (YNG-T) has intersected gold in step-out holes on its past-producing Ketza River project near the…
NovaGold to decide future of Rock Creek
Vancouver – In its latest quarterly report NovaGold Resources (NG-T, NG-X) lays out plans for 2009 that include mak…
Cliffs Natural Resources idles metallurgical coal output
As the economic crisis continues to squash demand for steel, Cliffs Natural Resources (CLF-N) is idling some of its…
First Resource On Fronteer’s Long Canyon
Fronteer Development Group’s (FRG-T, FRG-X) has long said that its Long Canyon gold deposit in the heart of the Pequop mountain range in northeastern Nevada may define an entirely new gold trend, and …
Tower Hill Raises $10M, Doubles Livengood Drill Program
VANCOUVER — A March financing brought in twice as much as it expected, so International Tower Hill Mines (ITH-V, THM-X) has doubled the size of its drill program at the Livengood gold project in Alas…
Energy Fuels, Magnum Uranium To Merge
Energy Fuels Resources (EFR-T, EFRFF-O) is a Toronto-based uranium and vanadium development company that rehabilitates formerly producing mines. It also plans to be the first company in more than 25 y…
Victoria Gold drills keep hitting gold in Nevada
Vancouver – Victoria Gold (VIT-V) is delineating a sizeable high-grade gold deposit at its Cover project in north…
Alcoa loses US$497m in Q1
Aluminum miner Alcoa (AA-N) has reported a loss of US$497 million in the first quarter of 2009, on revenues of US$4…
Mining’s Carbon-Taxed Future
While many in the mining industry still have serious doubts about global warming and our species’ part in it, that isn’t stopping any of the top companies from preparing for what is being seen as the …
EPA Coal Review Causes Anger And Confusion
VANCOUVER — The laissez-faire days of the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) role in permitting valley fills related to mountaintop coal mining may be over.