CLARIFICATION: Closing of Brunswick No.12 mine
An alert reader took me to task for saying that Xstrata Zinc's Brunswick No.12 mine has exhausted its "resourc...
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HOT TOPIC: Foreign ownership of Canadian resources (December 02, 2009)
Once again we are going to revisit the question of foreign ownership/exploitation of Canadian mineral resource...
CANADIAN PERSPECTIVE: Interest in Noront, Freewest continues to heat up
The fight for what may be North America's biggest chromite deposit is heating up. Last week in this space we w...
MINING PEOPLE IN THE NEWS: Central Resources, Dia Bras, Inca Pacific, Latin American Minerals, Lucara Diamond, Riverside Resources and Silver Wheaton
Central Resources of Vancouver has named Paul Reynolds president, CEO and a director to replace Tim McNulty wh...
NEW WEBSITE: Yukon’s mineral industry showcased
WHITEHORSE, Yukon — A new website, www.MiningYukon.com, was launched on Nov. 20, 2009, to promote the ex...
LOAN: EDC offers $200 million to Codelco
OTTAWA — Export Development Canada (EDC), an arm of the federal government, has offered a $200 million l...
ECO-ENDOWMENT: Teck donates $400,000 to Fort Shepherd Conservancy
BRITISH COLUMBIA — Teck Resources has donated $400,000 to create an endowment fund ensuring future manag...
BASE METALS PROCESSING: Talks on to treat Halfmile ore at Brunswick mill
NEW BRUNSWICK — Toronto's Kria Resources has entered into talks with Xstrata Zinc to examine using Xstra...
NICKEL-COPPER MINING: Operations to resume at Shakespeare
ONTARIO — Ursa Major Minerals of Toronto will resume mining in January 2010 at its Shakespeare nickel-co...
CANADIAN PERSPECTIVE: RCMP dismisses gold theft from Mint
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) has decided there is no evidence of theft in the mystery of the missi...
GOLD DEVELOPMENT: Lake Shore raises $100 million for Timmins and Thunder Creek mines
ONTARIO — Lake Shore Gold of Toronto has arranged a $85-million private share placement with Hochschild ...
COPPER-ZINC RESOURCE: First estimate for Scott Lake
QUEBEC — Toronto-headquartered Cogitore Resources has received the first 43-101-compliant resource estim...
Quebec battery foil plant gets green light with government backing
Volta Energy Solutions Canada (VESC) announced on December 15 that the Korean Ministry of Economy and Finance has selected it as a […]