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Gold

Ryan Gold

Ryan Gold is pleased to report that it intersected significant gold mineralisation from its initial exploration drill program at its Ida Oro Yukon property, located approximately 85 km east of Dawson City. Drilling results include 24.50 m...

Parched & Persistent

Mongolia is about as far from Vancouver as any other place on the planet, but that didn't stop Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. from believing that "an excellent opportunity" lay beneath its vast Gobi Desert, more than 8,200 kilometers away.

Toughing It Out

The year was 1639. To the average European, most of North America was terra incognita-lands unexplored and unknown-but French colonists living near present day Saint John, N.B. had already found coal deposits and sent the continent's first...

Show & Tell

Canada is ranked among the world leaders in applying process technologies to manage the impact of mining activities on the environment and local communities. In fact, Canadian water treatment innovations for metal recovery and environmental...

GOLD DEVELOPMENT: Development begins at Young-Davidson pit

ONTARIO - Development of the open pit at the Young-Davidson gold mine near Matachewan began with the first blast on Nov. 17, 2011, said owner AuRico Gold of Toronto. The project is on schedule for the first gold pour at…

TRANSPORTATION: Yellowhead buys rail siding for Harper Creek

BRITISH COLUMBIA - Vancouver-based Yellowhead Mining continues to prepare for production from its Harper Creek copper-gold volcanogenic sulphide (VMS) deposit 150 km north of Kamloops. The latest milestone was the purchase of the former...

ENVIRONMENT: Over 100 companies sign Cyanide Code

WASHINGTON, DC - The International Cyanide Management Institute marks a major milestone this month - over 100 companies have signed up and pledged to abide by the voluntary code of practice.

Golden Glow

Thanks to Golden Band Resources of Saskatoon, wheat isn't the only thing giving off a "golden glow" in Saskatchewan these days. In fact, wheat pales by comparison to the shine coming from Golden Band's new gold deposits located approximately...

Getting Ready

Snow Lake will soon be living up to its name as another Manitoba winter sets in, but regardless of the weather, it won't slow things down for HudBay Minerals as it pushes on to get its $704-million Lalor project to…

Bright Future

There is an unmistakable note of excitement in the voice of Ron Perry these days (and more than little bravado of the nothing-can-stop-us-now variety) when he talks about Metanor Resources and its Bachelor Lake gold property. And it has nothing...