January 5, 2018 Quest Rare Minerals files proposal under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act (Canada) Among other things, the Proposal provides for the reorganization of Quest’s share capital, whereby all issued and outstanding Quest shares will be cancelled.
January 4, 2018 Roxgold’s mine in Burkina Faso greenlighted by the Ministry of Environment Approval was granted for the Bagassi South gold project, located within the Yaramoko gold mine.
January 3, 2018 U.S. court rules against miner Crystallex in Venezuela dispute Crystallex International Corp is seeking to collect $1.2 billion plus interest awarded in 2016 by a World Bank tribunal against Venezuela, which Venezuela has refused to pay.
January 3, 2018 Drilling in Stars A winter drilling program has begun on the Stars mine in British Columbia.
January 3, 2018 Suncor, Teck buy part of Total stake in Canada oil sands mine Suncor Energy and Teck Resources Ltd have taken higher stakes in Fort Hills oil sands mine from partner Total SA, resolving a dispute over building costs.
January 3, 2018 The serious mining stock investor should attend PDAC 2018 PDAC’s annual convention has become the epicenter of finding mining investment opportunities and obtaining crucial insight for the investor.
January 2, 2018 Mining in 2018: Copper price to power on Markets where technology hasn’t substantially shortened the supply cycle and where cost are rising (ie copper) have the greatest long-term upside in prices
January 2, 2018 Vale to get $1.35 billion less for fertilizer business The South American miner wants to retain control of the TIPLAM port terminal, which is an asset originally included in the deal.
January 1, 2018 Diamond sorter to jail for $500K theft Major loss for Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Company.
January 1, 2018 Patagonia Gold to pay $15 million for gold/silver project in Argentina Patagonia’s plans have reignited a long-standing debate related to the environmental risks of open-pit operations that use of cyanide leaching technology.
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
