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COMMENT: Peru tackles illegal miners 27 Aug 2013 | 01:07 am
Illegal mining, particularly for gold, has become a measurable part of the Peruvian economy. By some estimates artisanal miners produce 20% of gold in that country, equivalent to about $2.6 billion in...
MERGER: Fission proposes Alpha buyout 27 Aug 2013 | 01:05 am
KELOWNA, British Columbia – Fission Uranium Corp. has proposed to buy up the shares of its Patterson Lake South joint venture partner, Alpha Minerals, in an all-share deal. The two have reported very ...
SEPARATOR: Metal detector plus mag separator defends against tramp metals 27 Aug 2013 | 01:02 am
ERIE, Pennsylvania – Matching a powerful magnetic separator alongside a highly sensitive metal detector is the best defense against unwanted tramp metal which can be dangerous and damage expensive equ...
Kirkland Lake presses on towards lofty goals 27 Aug 2013 | 01:01 am
While its latest quarterly results were not flawless, Kirkland Lake Gold (TSX: KGI) is showing itself to be making steady progress towards its goal of being one of the more significant gold producers ...
GOLD: Barrick selling three Australian mines to Gold Fields 23 Aug 2013 | 01:29 am
AUSTRALIA – Toronto's Barrick Gold is selling three of its producing mines in Australia to Gold Fields of Johannesburg, South Africa. The Darlot, Granny Smith and Lawlers mines – Barrick's Yilgarn So...
FUNDING: Feds earmark $100M for GEM program 23 Aug 2013 | 01:28 am
TORONTO – As Prime Minister Stephen Harper tours Canada's north, he announced significant new support for geo-mapping the area to promote resource exploration and development. The Geo-Mapping for Ene...
GOLD: Results promising at Sabina's Back River project 23 Aug 2013 | 01:26 am
NUNAVUT – The drilling results are positive at the Lone Cow Pond South (LCPS) on the George property, part of the Back River project belonging to Sabina Gold and Silver Corp. of Vancouver. The company...
GRAPHITE: Flotation of Lac Knife sample yields excellent results 23 Aug 2013 | 01:25 am
QUEBEC – Focus Graphite of Ottawa is designing the flowsheet for a mill at its Lac Knife high grade graphite project near Fermont. To gain important technical knowledge, a mineralized sample was run ...
Fission Uranium CEO discusses the PLS discovery - and rumours of another takeover 23 Aug 2013 | 01:21 am
Fission Uranium (TSXV: FCU) has been one of the few exploration companies that has excited investors this year. As a result, it's seen its share price nearly triple. Following Denison Mines’ (TSX: DML...
COPPER: Ore pad, refuge station readied at Reed project 22 Aug 2013 | 01:08 am
MANITOBA – Word comes from 30% joint venture partner VMS Ventures of Vancouver that work is progressing at the Reed copper project near Flin Flon. During July construction of the surface ore pad and e...
