ECU Silver Mining has announced the results from a new vein developed on the Nazas property. It has encountered 6.18 g/t gold and 2,755 g/t silver.
By Joel Scanlon
22 Jun 2011
Empire Mining has received further assay results from the drill holes DTH-009, DTH-010, and DTH-018 at the Demirtepe target. This target is on the Bursa copper-gold-silver-molybdenum project in Turkey.
By Joel Scanlon
22 Jun 2011
Expedition Mining has completed the 1073 line-km of airborne, high-resolution time-domain electromagnetic and magnetic surveys over the Mt. Mervyn and Joy properties.
By Joel Scanlon
22 Jun 2011
Canaco Resources has reported the assay results of the latest diamond drill holes from Magambazi and Magambazi Central at its Handeni project in Tanzania.
By Joel Scanlon
22 Jun 2011
Hong Kong based investment company Wah Nam has managed to conclude a hostile takeover of Brockman Resources to consolidate its position in the Pilbara region.
Capstone Mining has reported high grades of copper at its Cozamin Mine in Zacatecas, Mexico. The measured and indicated resources are being estimated at 1.45 million tonnes with 2.32% copper, 0.17% zinc and 36.6 g/t silver for 74.2 million pounds of contained copper.
The U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration announced that the emergency rule on controlling coal dust implemented last year in underground mines is now permanent. The rule was instated in September 2010 about five months after the explosion at the Upper Big Branch mine in West Virginia killed 29 miners.
By Joel Scanlon
21 Jun 2011
The million acre zone around the Grand Canyon will be safe from uranium mining for another 20 years as the Obama administration decided to place a ban on mining in the area. Uranium mining claims in the area had risen greatly over the last seven years.
By Joel Scanlon
21 Jun 2011
New Zealand Prime Minister John Keys said in an interview with the Australian press that there were major changes to be made in mine safety regulations in New Zealand following the Pike River mine explosions.
Portage Resources has signed a letter of intent (LOI) with Albroock Gold Peru and Airon Peru to buy the Wukakuy properties.
By Joel Scanlon
21 Jun 2011
Redhill Resources has started the additional mapping and sampling work at its Honey Comb Hills Rare Earth Property in Utah. The property is located 20 miles from the west of IBC Advanced Alloys Project, which is also based in Utah.
By Joel Scanlon
21 Jun 2011
Source Gold is a junior mineral exploration firm, which focuses on gold in the Beardmore-Geraldton Gold Camp in Ontario. The company uses advanced exploration techniques at the Vulture Mine site to explore silver and gold.
By Joel Scanlon
21 Jun 2011
Drilling has begun on the Kroda Gold Project that is owned 100% by ABM resources. The Kroda Gold Project is situated in the Company’s Barrow Creek Regional Project about 18 km west of the Stuart Highway and 30 km north of the Barrow Creek town.
By Joel Scanlon
20 Jun 2011
Prices of rare earth elements have doubled over the last two weeks as China begins restrictive mining production and export practices. Since China supplies 95% of the 17 rare earth minerals used in everything from lasers, to plasma televisions to laptop batteries their policies will affect the global market adversely.
By Joel Scanlon
20 Jun 2011
Eramet, the world's 2nd-largest producer of manganese alloys for steelmaking and Mineral Deposits Limited, a Melbourne, Australia based mining company developing the world class Grande Côte Mineral Sands Project in Senegal, West Africa, are to sign up for a joint venture to develop their assets in Senegal and Norway.
By Joel Scanlon
20 Jun 2011