July 18, 2012 Ontario shuts down mining Solid Gold Resources has been forced by the Ontario government to shut down its preliminary mining operations in a decision that gives First Nations the right to veto use of…
July 17, 2012 Northern Tiger Resources commences drilling at 3Ace project, Yukon The first two holes have been completed on the main zone where 2011 drilling returned results up to 4.6 g/t gold over 35.0 meters, including 106.2 g/t gold over 1.0…
July 17, 2012 Redstar Gold Corp.: more high grade gold at Newman Todd 22.0 metres of 4.31 g/t gold including 1.0 metre of 78.0 g/t gold The company reports findings at 22.0 metres of 4.31 g/t gold, as well as 1.0 metre of 78.0 g/t gold and 0.50 metres of 10.80 g/t gold.
July 16, 2012 Wildcat strike hits Vale Canada nickel project A wildcat strike by construction workers at Vale SA's Long Harbour nickel processing plant in Eastern Canada dragged into its fifth day on Monday, with hundreds of union members refusing…
July 16, 2012 Columbia Yukon announces non-brokered private placement The company intends to raise up to $150,000 by the issuance of 3,000,000 non-flow through common shares at $0.05 per share.
July 16, 2012 Glencore obtains government go-ahead for $6.1 billion Viterra bid Swiss commodity supplier Glencore International obtained approval from the Canadian federal government on Sunday for its application to buy up Canadian agribusiness titan Viterra Inc., bringing the $6.1 billion deal…
July 15, 2012 Zimbabwe PM Party to renegotiate diamond deals with China Zimbabwe Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai's MDC party says it will renegotiate all transactions agreed upon between the ruling ZANU PF party and foreign investors such as China, particularly on controversial…
July 15, 2012 Minto copper mine produced record amount in 2nd quarter The Minto mine in Canada’s Yukon produced a record 9.8 million pounds of copper concentrate during the second quarter of the year, according to its owner, Capstone Mining Corp.
July 13, 2012 Strike Minerals announces successful underground development and temporary suspension of operations to finalize mining plans and financing including a private placement of up to $3,000,000 The company is starting a 2 to 4 week temporary suspension of underground exploration at the Edwards mine property. This suspension will allow the Company sufficient time to secure adequate…
July 13, 2012 Virginia grants 207,250 stock options Announced today, Virginia Mines has granted 207,250 stock options to its directors, officers, employees and service providers at $9.00 a share.
Iamgold’s Lemelin thanks mentor for Africa option Bruno Lemelin recalls his first Iamgold boss urging him to join Essakane in Burkina Faso as regional politics began to unravel. December 26, 2025 | 05:00 am
