COMMUNITY RELATIONS: Copper Mountain, USIB sign benefit agreement
BRITISH COLUMBIA - Copper Mountain Mining of Vancouver and the Upper Similkameen Indian Band (USIB) have concl...
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PERMITTING: Young-Davidson closure plan approved
ONTARIO - Northgate Minerals of Vancouver has received approval from the Ontario Ministry of Northern Developm...
VANADIUM TESTS: Recoveries top 93% on CMB samples
NEWFOUNDLAND - Vancouver-based Crosshair Exploration and Mining reports that acid leach tests on samples from ...
PERSPECTIVE: Australia backs off mining super tax
Australia's proposed 40% "super tax" on the mining industry had investors fleeing the country and forced the p...
PERSPECTIVE: Tentative deal may end year-long Sudbury strike
Vale and the 3,000-plus striking members of Steelworkers Local 6500 have finally hammered out a deal that may ...
READER COMMENT: Mining supply sector
From Peter McBride, manager of communications at the Ontario Mining Association, comes this comment on the Sud...
GOLD EXPLORATION: Leprechaun hiding pot of gold
NEWFOUNDLAND - Toronto-based Marathon PGM Corp. is getting closer to the pot of gold at the Leprechaun deposit...
URANIUM EXPLORATION: Fission, Kepco double commitment at Waterbury Lake
SASKATCHEWAN - Fission Energy Corp. (50%) of Kelowna, BC, and partner Korea Electric Power Corp. (Kepco) (50%)...
GOLD STUDY: Touquoy-Cochran project to cost $123 million
NOVA SCOTIA - Atlantic Gold of Australia has a definitive feasibility study in hand that says its Touquoy-Coch...
IRON ORE STUDY: Bloom Lake production to double to 16 million t/y
LABRADOR - Consolidated Thompson Iron Mines of Montreal has completed a feasibility study to double production...
GOLD DEVELOPMENT: Work begins at dewatered Francoeur mine
QUEBEC - Montreal's Richmont Mines has dewatered the former Francoeur gold mine 25 km west of Rouyn-Noranda an...
MINING PEOPLE IN THE NEWS: Acadian, Castle Resources, Copper Ridge, MetalCorp and Brett/Osisko
Acadian Mining Corp. of Halifax has named Grant Ewing to the role of president and CEO, effective immediately....
Panama ready to unveil key audit on First Quantum copper mine
Final independent Cobre Panama audit, due Friday, arrives amid renewed anti-mining protests and mounting political pressure.