March 18, 2011 Alberta government to tax mining companies for cleanup The Alberta government will collect three times more revenue than previously under its revamped mine security program, which pledges to collect money for mine reclamation, The Edmonton Journal is reporting.…
March 18, 2011 Inuit residents reject uranium mining at public forum As Japanese workers and scientists battle to prevent a nuclear meltdown at the Fukushima plant, most Nunavut residents who showed up to a public forum Thursday night rejected the spectre…
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…
Rising investment to keep global silver demand steady in 2026, Silver Institute says The silver market is heading for a sixth consecutive year of structural deficit. February 10, 2026 | 09:31 am
