Junior Mining News

Labour groups file OECD complaint against BHP and Vale over dam-burst disaster

By analyst By Valentina Ruiz Leotaud Geneva-based IndustriALL, a global union federation that says it represents more than 50 million workers in 140 countries, joined forces with Building and Wood Workers’ International to file a complaint against BHP Billiton (NYSE:BHP) and Vale (NYSE:VALE) under the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises. […]

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Canadian miner allowed to operate in Sweden

By analyst By Valentina Ruiz Leotaud Canada-based Gungnir Resources (TSX-V: GUG) announced that authorities have approved a permit application to start drilling on its Knaften gold project, located in the Vasterbotten district of northern Sweden. According to the miner’s website, Knaften covers Au in boulders and outcrop, as well as drill-indicated Au mineralization along a

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Diamonds and sapphires allow masers to operate continuously

By analyst By Valentina Ruiz Leotaud Scientists from Imperial College London and UCL used a synthetic diamond grown in a nitrogen-rich atmosphere to create a new maser that operates continuously. A maser (microwave amplification by stimulated emission of radiation) is the older, microwave frequency sibling of the laser. It was invented in 1954 and has

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SolGold on a roll, confirms major copper-gold target at Ecuador project

By analyst By Cecilia Jamasmie Shares in Ecuador-focused miner SolGold (LON:SOLG) (TSX:SOLG) received a fresh boost on Monday, after it said it had found “strongly mineralized” extensions at its 85%-owned Cascabel copper-gold project, 180 km north of the country’s capital Quito. The discoveries, the Australian miner said, are predicted to significantly increase Cascabel’s high-grade resource

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