March 18, 2011 First Uranium: S Africa mine operations resume Canadian gold and uranium producer First Uranium Corp (FIU.TO) said on Friday it has resumed underground operations at its Ezulwini gold mine in South Africa. A temporary work stoppage instruction…
March 18, 2011 Vale, Copper Mountain Mining say they are fine despite Japan quake Two mining companies announced Thursday that their respective dealings with Japanese smelters and steel manufacturers have not been impacted by the devastating Japanese earthquake and tsunami at this time.
March 18, 2011 Taseko attributes strong financial performance to higher production Taseko Mines has implemented plans to increase mine production at its flagship Gibraltar Mine to 180,000 pounds of copper and one million […]
March 17, 2011 Keeping Thunder Bay in the picture for Ring of Fire refinery As reported in Republic of Mining, from an opinion piece in The Thunder Bay Chronicle Journal: Thunder Bay Mayor Keith Hobbs is […]
March 17, 2011 Timmins Urges Board of Capital Gold not to Postpone Capital Gold Special Meeting: Let the Shareholders Speak! In an appearance on Canada's Business News Network this afternoon, the CEO of Gammon Gold Inc. stated: "We will announce tomorrow when the Capital Gold special meeting will be, but…
March 17, 2011 Aurizon mines reports 37% drop in quarterly profit Canada's Aurizon Mines reported a 37 percent drop in quarterly profit, hurt mainly by higher exploration expenses. The mid-tier gold miner reported net income of C$6.2 million($6.3 million), or 4…
March 16, 2011 Kirkland Lake profits hurt by higher expenses, lower production Gold miner Kirkland Lake posted a quarterly profit that trailed estimates, hurt by higher expenses and lower-than-expected production, and cut its full-year production view. The company lowered its fiscal 2011…
March 16, 2011 Canada on the brink of becoming a major iron ore producer Financial Post mining writer Peter Koven discusses why a perfect storm of factors has conspired to make Canada the next great producer of iron ore — with help from the…
March 15, 2011 Capstone returns to profitability Capstone Mining made a dramatic move into the black last year, earning a US$72.6 million profit compared to a loss of $18.3 million in 2009. Revenues grew from $250 million…
March 15, 2011 Teck settles strike at Elkview mine The six-week strike at Teck's Elkview coal mine is coming to an end, Canadian Press reported Tuesday morning. The Vancouver company and Local 9346 of the United Steelworkers of America…
Copper at heart of probable Rio bid for Glencore: RBC A premium of 15% to 30% to Glencore’s early January share price could get the deal done, RBC analyst said. January 18, 2026 | 06:47 am