August 23, 2012

Canada’s Lalor gold, zinc, copper mine stealing thunder

There's no doubt the big story in mining in Manitoba these days is HudBay's Lalor project near Snow Lake. Weighing in at about $700 million, the zinc/copper/gold mine is shaking…

August 21, 2012

Baja Mining reports on status of stage I financing and provides corporate update

Baja Mining announces that the aggregate $90 million comprising the Stage I financing which was to have been advanced to MMB by the Korean Consortium has not yet been fully…

August 20, 2012

Philippine miners duck taxes by selling gold on the black market

Philippine gold production dropped by over half, but the reduction may have more to do with tax policy than actual output.

August 20, 2012

Southern Legacy files NI 43-101 technical report for the Antakori project in Cajamarca, Northern Peru

The AntaKori Project, containing copper, gold, silver, molybdenum, lead and zinc, is located between Gold Fields Cerro Corona mine and Buenaventura's Tantahuatay mine in Cajamarca, Peru.

August 20, 2012

Aurcana reports record results for Q2, 2012

During Q2 2012 Aurcana completed the expansion of the La Negra mill capacity to 2,500 tpd and both production and revenue increased at La Negra even with the significant drop…

August 16, 2012

Cleaning up heavy metals using worms

Worm composts are not just for kitchen waste, since the bugs also happen to be good at absorbing heavy metals, according to […]

August 16, 2012

Fancamp Exploraton Ltd.: unexpected historic drill results on Clinton copper-zinc, Lamelee iron drill program update

The results of 10 historic drill holes drilled in 1997 have reported results such as 1.26% Copper and 1.37% Zinc over 32.2 meters and 1.31% Copper over 26.9 meters.

August 15, 2012

Trevali arranges $10-Million bridge credit facility

The company has announced that it has entered into $10-million bridge-loan credit facility agreement with Sprott Resource Lending Partnership.

August 13, 2012

Waymar intersects 40.5 meters grading 14.1 g/t gold at Anza

The company provides a report on the drill results from its Anzá property, Antioquia Department in the Republic of Colombia.

August 12, 2012

From asbestos to ‘Plan Nord’: Canada’s Quebec sparks controversy over mining plans

Weeks after Quebec’s ruling Liberal party re-launched the province's asbestos industry with a $58-million loan to the Jeffrey mine, opposition leaders are calling the federal government to end what they…