May 4, 2011 Richfield drills 226 m at 0.92 g/t gold. New Gold waits in the wings Five drillholes plugged some wide gaps for Richfield Ventures (TSX-V: RVC) at its Blackwater deposit, showing impressive continuity of deep gold mineralization at its flagship project 100-kilometers south of Vanderhoof,…
May 3, 2011 Northern Tiger Resources announces $7 million Yukon exploration program Northern Tiger Resources Inc. (NTR: TSX-V) is pleased to announce a $7.2 million exploration program, including 12,500 metres of diamond drilling, is planned for its Yukon properties in 2011. The…
May 3, 2011 Coalspur completes C$44.4 million public offering Coalspur Mines Limited (ASX: CPL, TSX:CPT) is pleased to announce that it has successfully completed its public offering of 24 million ordinary shares of the company at an issue price…
May 3, 2011 14 men trapped underground in Mexican mine Fourteen miners in northern Mexico are trapped underground after a gas explosion, BBC News reported Tuesday. According the story, rescuers have been unable to contact the men due to high…
May 3, 2011 Detour Gold closes US$105 million financing for mining fleet Detour Gold Corporation (TSX:DGC) (“Detour Gold” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce the closing of the previously announced agreement with Caterpillar […]
May 3, 2011 Wildcat closes $13 million private placement with Silver Wheaton Wildcat Silver Corporation (TSX-V: WS) (“Wildcat” or “the Company”) announces that it has closed the $13 million private placement of 10 million […]
May 3, 2011 Partnership budgets $91mn for prefeasibility study of ginormous Pebble Project The Pebble Partnership has approved US$91 million of program expenditures this year with the objective of completing a prefeasibility study next year, which will lead to the beginning of permitting…
May 3, 2011 European Federation of Geologists and the Hungarian Geological Society present geology workshop, Budapest Connected with the Annual Meeting of the European Federation of Geologists (EFG) this year in Budapest will be a workshop on "Geology at different education levels in Europe" on May…
May 3, 2011 Australian treasurer Wayne Swan says first train new miners, then look to skilled migration Wayne Swan has rejected calls for a large boost to permanent migration. Instead, he claims that his budget will create 500,000 new jobs and drive unemployment to 4.5 per cent.…
May 3, 2011 Sandvik Q1 shares fall below forercast margin Tool and machinery maker Sandvik's (SAND.ST: Quote) first-quarter operating margin was blown south of analysts' forecasts by currency headwinds, sending its shares down more than 3 percent. The maker of…
China to rein in copper, alumina capacity expansion under next five-year plan The country's economic planner will tighten oversight of copper and alumina projects from 2026 to 2030 to curb irrational investment. December 26, 2025 | 04:10 am
