July 3, 2012

MLA, mining historian Bill Barlee remembered

One of British Columbia’s best known historians, host of Gold Trails and Ghost Towns, passed away in Victoria on June 14. He […]

July 2, 2012

San Gold resumes milling operations

Milling operations were suspended in early June after its ball mill pinion suffered an unexpected failure. Mining operations continued at an average rate of more than 1,600 tons per day…

July 2, 2012

Stillwater Mining Company announces submission of environmental impact statement for Marathon Platinum Group Metals-copper project

The Marathon Project, located near Lake Superior in Ontario, has anticipated annual production of about 200,000 ounces of palladium and platinum and 37 million pounds of copper.

July 1, 2012

Barkerville before and after the fire

For July 1 celebrations, the National Archives of the UK uploaded several hundred photos of Canada to Flickr, including pictures of Barkerville, British Columbia's most famous frontier town.

June 30, 2012

Barkerville Gold jumps 49% after announcing Cow Mountain gold estimate

Barkerville Gold Mines (CVE:BGM) was up 49% on Friday to $1.21 a share after announcing an indicated resource estimate for Cow Mountain.

June 30, 2012

Anti-trust lawsuit revived against seven potash producers

The U.S. Court of Appeals in Chicago ordered that an anti-trust lawsuit be brought back to the courts, and a lower court ruling that settled the issue in favour of…

June 29, 2012

Globex to start drilling on Turner Falls rare earths property

With drilling scheduled to for next week, Globex looks to make an impact with its Quebec-based project.

June 29, 2012

Comstock Metals samples 16.28 g/t gold and 47 g/t silver on its QV property, White Gold district, Yukon

Samples from the Yukon-based site include 16.28 g/t gold and 47 g/t silver.

June 28, 2012

Environmental coordinators make $96,000 per year: Canadian wage survey round up for miners

An insight into the salaries of technical, managerial and administrative folk who work on Canadian Mines.

June 28, 2012

Centerra Gold’s shares tumble as director resigns

Shares of Centerra Gold fell 16% by midday after an announcement that one of its directors had quit.