Mining

Miner Prophecy Platinum has changed its name to Wellgreen Platinum , effective immediately.

Superior CopperCorp. has announced it will buy the remaining 50 per cent interest in the Coppercorp project from its joint venture partner, First Mineral Exploration Ltd. The Coppercorp project is located 90 km north of Sault Ste.

Junior miner Orefinders Resources has filed an NI 43-101 resource estimate after identifying an inferred resource at its Mirado project in Kirkland Lake.

Toronto-based mining firm Primero will purchase Brigus Gold , which has gold-mining operations in Timmins.

Kirkland Lake Gold posted a net loss of $3.9 million in its second quarter, compared to a loss of $1.8 million recorded during the same period last year.

Wallbridge Mining Company has signed a milling agreement with Northern Sun (formerly Liberty Mines). Through the agreement, which takes effect Feb.

Pele Mountain Resources has appointed former Ontario cabinet minister John Wilkinson to its board of directors.

Ontario Energy Minister Bob Chiarelli confirmed in a conference call with reporters Dec. 4 what many people had long assumed: the province has offered Cliffs Natural Resources a special hydro rate for its Ring of Fire project.

“At the end of the day, it’s about the rocks.” It’s simple advice delivered by TMAC Resources CEO Catharine Farrow, but insight that’s carrying the company forward in its quest to become the next major gold mining camp in Canada.

Like the legend of the big fish that got away, the giant slab of native copper once witnessed in the depths of the Coppercorp Mine near Sault Ste. Marie is feeding dreams and hopes of a major find for Superior Copper.