Potash Corp.’s financial results “below potential”
Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan’s (POT-T, POT-N) sales volumes of potash last year were the lowest since it…
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How Goldcorp Continues To Grow
VANCOUVER– Goldcorp’s (G-T, GG-N) president and CEO, Chuck Jeannes, presented a measured but positive outlook for his company as a keynote speaker at the Mineral Exploration Roundup convention here, …
Canadian Mining Hall Of Fame Welcomes Five Inductees
The Canadian Mining Hall of Fame marked its 22nd anniversary by inducting a cast of five bona fide mining heavyweights at a cere m o ny at the Fairmont Royal York Hotel in Toronto in mid-January.
The Silver Wheaton Success Story
VANCOUVER– The basics of the Silver Wheaton (SLW-T) story are fairly well known — a small group from Wheaton River Minerals broke away after the Goldcorp (G-T, GG-N) merger to found a company built …
Red Hill To Combine Forces With Prophecy
The boards of juniors Red Hill Energy (RH-V) and Prophecy Resource (PCY-V) have unanimously given the thumbs up to a friendly merger that will see the new company holding a diversified portfolio of th…
Citibank Weighs In On Long-Term Pricing
Rising structural costs, limited projects, riskier geographies and infrastructure bottlenecks will all put “upside pressure” on long-term commodity prices, Citigroup Global Markets asserts in a Jan. 1…
Eldorado To Restart White Mountain
A dispute over alleged water contamination that shut down Eldorado Gold’s (ELD-T) White Mountain gold mine in China’s Jilin province for five months has been resolved and the company says it expects t…
It’s Raining Gold For Rainy River
Thick gold-rich intercepts helped gather some momentum behind Rainy River Resources’ (RR-V) stock.
Vale Inco To Restart Voisey’s Bay Despite Strike
Vale’s (VALE-N) nickel subsidiary Vale Inco plans to train non-unionized supervisors and mill workers to work in the Voisey’s Bay open-pit nickel mine in Labrador after contract talks with striking mi…
Evolving Gold Explores Wyoming’s Rattlesnake Hills
SITE VISIT NATRONA COUNTY, WYOMING — Two questions spring to mind at first mention of Evolving Gold’s (EVG-V) Rattlesnake Hills gold project, located 70 km west of Casper. First, are there any rattlesnakes here? Oh, yes. Second, and perhaps…
Constantine Tallies Initial Palmer Resource
Constantine Metal Resources’ (CEM-V) Palmer polymetallic project in southeastern Alaska is one of North America’s newest volcanogenic massive sulphide (VMS) iscoveries and the junior believes its newly released first resource estimate on the…
Mirasol Builds On The Back Of The Drill
Mirasol Resources (MRZ-V) has had a healthy market run of late and done so the good old-fashioned way: via the drill.