July 9, 2012

New Millennium Iron Corp. reports resolution of Innu issues and work proceeding at Schefferville

Having resolved their issues, the peaceful blockade involving members of the local Innu community of Scheffervile has been removed to allow access to mining and exploration areas.

July 9, 2012

Lakeside Minerals Inc. announces gold results up to 27.70 g/t Au, in a grab sample, on the Launay property and acquisition of additional mineral claims

The company highlights 27.70 g/t Au in a grab sample from the Launay project.

July 9, 2012

Carlisle Goldfields announces initial results from its Last Hope drill program

With a historical resource of 888,000 tonnes of mineralized material at a grade of 9.4 grams per tonne, recent results show 6.0 g/t Au over 3 metres from 88 to…

July 9, 2012

South American Silver’s Bolivian mining license revoked, workers set free

Bolivian Labour Minister, Daniel Santalla, signed an agreement on Sunday with the leaders of the Andean local community of Malku Khota who were holding five employees of Canadian South American…

July 6, 2012

Bolivian farmer dies in demonstration against South American Silver

A Bolivian farmer died on Friday and at least four others were injured when protesters occupied the Malku Khota project, operated by Canadian South American Silver in the Andean highlands.

July 6, 2012

Rio Tinto strikes deal with locked out workers in Canada

Locked out workers at a Rio Tinto Alcan plant in Quebec, Canada, voted to end a six-month labour dispute that has dragged on since Dec. 30, said the United Steelworkers…

July 6, 2012

Opec’s gift to oil sands producers: high oil prices

Canadian oil sands producers battling high development costs are getting help from an unlikely quarter: Saudi Arabia and its OPEC allies.

July 6, 2012

Kyrgyz Prime Minister visits Centerra’s Kumtor mine amid contract evaluation

On Friday Centerra Gold hosted a visit by the Kyrgyz Prime Minister Babanov to the Kumtor mine. The visit came a week after Kyrgyzstan authorities said they wanted to renegotiate…

July 6, 2012

Gowest announces second closing of private placement

The placement which grossed proceeds of $235,000, selling 2.35 million units at $0.10 per unit, will be used to develop the company's Frankfield East gold deposit in Ontario.

July 5, 2012

What happened to the plane filled with 16,600 pounds of Barrick’s gold condensate?

The Globe and Mail looks at the mystery of a plane chartered by Barrick Gold that crashed into the Iskut River in 1996. The pilot perished and 16,600 pounds of…