Mining

Pure Gold Mining has started a preliminary economic assessment (PEA) of a mine, mill and tailings facility its Madsen Gold Project in the Red Lake mining district. Completion of the PEA is expected in the second quarter of this year.

Like the 14-year-old Scotch whiskey it’s named for, the executives at Oban Mining hope the company will only get better with age, satisfying even the most finicky of investor palates.

Saskatchewan tops the list as the most attractive jurisdiction for mining investment in Canada, according to the annual global rankings released by the Fraser Institute.

Stephen Perry's daughter hopes the 10 recommendations a five-person jury made at the end of an inquest into his death will ensure other families don't have to go through the loss she has experienced.

Wesdome Gold Mines was walloped with $350,000 in federal and provincial fines for not controlling effluent emanating from the company’s tailings management area at its Eagle River mill, located 50 kilometres west of Wawa.

Innovation is one thing, but bringing new products and solutions to market is another animal. Sudbury's Ultra-Deep Mining Network (UDMN) wants to help smooth the road between these two phases.

Solid answers, it's what mining professionals are looking for in the downturn, but they may not exist.

A court ruling that opens up a prized overland route to the Ring of Fire was greeted with a shrug of the shoulders by Noront Resources, the leading mine developer in the remote exploration camp.

Vale's holdings in Sudbury could be on the selling block. A story in the Globe and Mail on Feb. 25 that said the company is seeking to raise $10 billion in the next 18 months.

North Bay-based mine builders Cementation Canada and the Cree-owned Eskan Company announced the creation of a joint venture, Nidaamisineh Cementation, to pursue mine projects in northern Quebec. A Feb.