Region
Canada

Friggin’ Freezin’

Just about every winter brings a new "first" of some kind to the NWT's storied Tibbitt to Contwoyto Winter Road, the frozen lifeline to three major mines now harvesting approximately 18 per cent (by value) of the world's gem-quality diamonds.

Kaminak Gold

Kaminak Gold Corporation completed a 48,000 m drilling program for 2011 on the 100% owned Coffee Gold Project, Yukon Territory. The core focus of the exploration program was to expand the high-grade gold zones (Supremo, Latte, Double Double and...

Hydro Sparks New Hope

Eric Taylor, Aaron Hunt, Khreem Smith and Khalif Mitchell are four of the most famous linemen in British Columbia right now because of their notoriety with the BC Lions; winners of the 2011 Grey Cup.

Hidden but Hot

The Mount Polley mine is located almost dead centre between B.C.'s Rocky Mountains and the Pacific Ocean, in the south-central part of the province 8 km southwest of the village of Likely and about 100 km northeast of Williams Lake.

Pacific Ridge Exploration

The western boundary of the Mariposa property lies approximately 12 km northeast of Kaminak Gold’s Coffee Creek property and 15 km southeast of the Underworld - White Gold property now owned by Kinross Gold Corporation.

Craving Copper

The Granduc mine near Stewart, BC, was a proven producer. When it operated between 1971 and 1984, it produced 420 million lb of copper. The chances of reopening are good. New owner Castle Resources of Toronto has outlined millions more…

“Green” Lead Removes Tarnish

Mining giant Teck built its business by mining zinc and, more recently, coal, but what most people don't know about the company is that it also has a "greener" side to it because it is now one of the larger…

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...

ALUMINUM SMELTING: Kitimat modernization to cost $3.3-B

BRITISH COLUMBIA - The board of Rio Tinto has approved the final US$2.7 billion for the modernization of the Kitimat aluminum smelter in the town of the same name. The project, with a total cost of US$3.3 billion, will boost…

Strategic alliance between Canadian/Chinese firms

Dumas Contracting Ltd. and JCHX Mining Managment Co., Ltd., a leading Chiinese mining contractor, have signed a Strategic Alliance agreement that covers supporting Chinese clients with projects in Dumas' core markets of Canada and Latin America.

MAC president speaks at Alberta economic meeting

Mining Association of Canada President Pierre Grattton recently spoke at a luncheon in Edmonton to discuss Alberta's role in the growth of the Canadian mining industry. Mr. Gratton said that Canada's mining industry has the potential to make...

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...