Horsehead Corporation, a leading U.S. producer of zinc and zinc-based products, and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Horsehead Holding Corp. (Nasdaq:ZINC), today announced that it is in the process of adding additional zinc oxide production capacity at its Zochem, Inc. facility in Brampton, Ontario.
Metals Creek Resources has secured notice from Goldcorp and Goldcorp Canada that it does not plan to continue its back-in right at the Ogden Township property. This aspect paves the way for an official 50/50 joint venture (JV) made with Goldcorp in order to continue the Ogden property exploration.
By Kalwinder Kaur
31 Jul 2012
Suparna Gold, an exploration firm, reported that it has obtained all the assay results from the 2,388 m diamond drilling of the proposed 5,000 m campaign carried out at the Sara Creek property situated in South America. Filab Suriname completed the assays, and SGS Peru is verifying those assays.
By Will Soutter
31 Jul 2012
U.S. Oil & Gas, a Nevada-based oil and gas exploration firm, has announced that it has completed data integration and petrophysical study of the hydrocarbon shows, downhole log and cutting samples from the Eblana #1 exploration well, which was drilled by Major Oil International, its wholly owned subsidiary.
By G.P. Thomas
31 Jul 2012
A new report, "The Modern Practices of Hydraulic Fracturing: A Focus on Canadian Resources", provides a comprehensive overview of hydraulic fracturing in Canada.
Coalspur Mines Limited (ASX: CPL, TSX: CPT) is pleased to announce the completion of a positive Scoping Study which confirms the potential for an economic and technically feasible underground longwall mine at the Company's wholly owned Vista Extension property.
Robert L. Card, President of Arrowstar Resources Ltd., (TSXV: AWS), is pleased to report that Phillip Thomas, Vice -President Exploration and Director visited the property on 14 June 2012 and was able to locate three large outcrops of shallow dipping granodiorites, and carbonates containing magnetite and hematite. The chert-magnetite-hematite iron formation contains specularite an altered magnetite mineral.
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM) has conferred Alcoa’s Sandow mine located in Texas with the “Good Neighbor Award” in the Excellence in Surface Coal Mining Awards for 2012.
Uranium North Resources and Diamonds North Resources have declared that the surface exploration campaign is being carried out at the Empire Creek gold project, located in Washington State. Bureau of Land Management (BLM), the US Department of Interior, has approved a land use permit for particular drill target areas.
By Kalwinder Kaur
30 Jul 2012
Thundermin Resources, a Canada-based mineral exploration firm, and Cornerstone Resources have reported a National Instrument 43-101 (NI 43-101) compliant mineral resource calculation for the Whalesback copper deposit, which is situated about 10 km towards the northern part of Springdale, North-Central Newfoundland.
By G.P. Thomas
30 Jul 2012
Argus Metals has reported that chemical analyses has been obtained for three complete holes and partially of two further holes out of the 17 total reverse circulation (RC) holes drilled during the 2012 campaign at the Kaituma project situated in Northwest Guyana.
By G.P. Thomas
30 Jul 2012
Soldi Ventures has declared that it has obtained the assay results of samples taken from the Cameron Township flake graphite property, located adjacent to Ste-Therese-de-la-Gatineau in Quebec. Two successive chip samples assayed graphitic carbon of 26.85% and 25.02%, respectively. These samples were taken over thicknesses of every 1m.
By G.P. Thomas
30 Jul 2012
Cayden Resources, a junior mining firm, has reported that the high-grade values of gold have been sampled in a fresh trench from the company’s La Magnetita target located in the Morelos Sur gold project in Mexico.
By G.P. Thomas
30 Jul 2012
North American Nickel (NAN) has declared that plans for the exploration campaign to be carried out in August – September at the Maniitsoq project has been finalized. Field work and a proposed 2,000 m diamond drill program will be included in the exploration campaign.
By Joel Scanlon
27 Jul 2012
GeoMegA Resources has reported the final assay results of the phase II drill program carried out at the company’s Montviel rare earth-niobium project, which is situated near Lebel-sur-Quévillon in Québec.
By Kalwinder Kaur
27 Jul 2012