Odds ‘n’ Sods : Cobalt’s silver boom and the rise of mining media in Canada
The early history of hard rock mining in Ontario is essentially the story of the discovery of silver in Cobalt in 1903. […]
Marilyn Scales
Posts by Marilyn Scales:
SECOND QUARTER: Losses still plague Canadian miners
This is the season of quarterly reports (one of four times annually), but importantly the end of June marks the mid-point of […]
GOLD: Orefinders signs mining contract, hires met consultant for Mirado
ONTARIO – Orefinders Resources of Toronto has let two contracts for phase one of its Mirado stockpile gold project near Kirkland Lake. […]
GOLD-SILVER: Strategic Metals finds 462 g/t at Hartless Joe property
YUKON – Vancouver-based Strategic Metals has been taking chip samples from its Hartless Joe gold property with bonanza results – the best […]
DRY SCRUBBER: J.H. Fletcher offers new machine for a cleaner bolting experience
WEST VIRGINIA – J.H. Fletcher & Co. has created a new product to improve the operator environment on roof bolters. The machine, […]
Treasury Metals to acquire Goldeye Explorations and its Weebigee project
Treasury Metals (TSX: TML) and Goldeye Explorations (TSXV: GGY) are planning to combine forces in an all-share deal that would give Treasury another significant gold project […]
GOLD: Integra beings driving new ramp at Lamaque South
QUEBEC – Vancouver-based Integra Gold has begun driving an underground exploration ramp at the Lamaque South gold project at Val d’Or. The […]
IRON ORE: Quebec pledges $175M to New Millennium DSO project
QUEBEC – Tata Steel Minerals Canada (TSMC), a joint venture of India’s Tata Steel (94%) and Calgary’s New Millennium Iron Corp. (6%), […]
GOLD: High grades help Osisko raise $25M
QUEBEC – Osisko Mining of Montreal recently drilled 16.6 g/t Au over 6.7 metres at its Windfall Lake gold property in Urban […]
URANIUM: NexGen drills another high grade shear zone at Arrow
SASKATCHEWAN – Vancouver’s NexGen Energy is having tremendous success at its Rook I project on the southwest rim of the Athabasca Basin […]
Anaconda Mining says discovery of higher grade ounces could double production
Anaconda Mining (TSX: ANX) counts itself as the only pure play gold producer in Atlantic Canada and has increased its property control in […]
GOLD-SILVER: Iberian to patent new eco-friendly alternative to cyanide
EDMONTON, AB – Iberian Minerals has filed a US patent application for its HM x-leach, an environmentally friendly, non-cyanide leach formula for […]
Callinex forms Osawi Gold to advance exploration in Manitoba
Callinex Mines (TSXV:CNX; OTCQX:CLLXF) has created a wholly owned subsidiary, Osawi Gold Corp., to advance the company’s exploration activities in Manitoba. Specifically, […]