Anvil Rises On New Mining Contracts In DRC
VANCOUVER–The biggest copper producer in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has finalized mining contract renegotiations for two of its three mining operations. After more than a year of disc…
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BHP Moves To Stanch The Bleeding
VANCOUVER–The world’s biggest mining company has joined the lengthy list of majors to close operations and trim payrolls in the face of sagging metal prices. BHP Billiton( BHP-N, BLT-L, BHP-A) is sus…
Merger Cash To Help Potash One Advance Legacy
As many juniors deliberate over doing financings amidst the market turmoil, Potash One (KCL-T, KCLOF-O) president and CEO Paul Matysek is getting ready to coast through the next year once his company …
OSC Ruling Could Stymie HudBay-Lundin Deal
With one ruling from the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC), the futures of both HudBay Minerals (HBM-T, HBMFF-O) and Lundin Mining (LUN-T, LMC-N) have been drastically altered.
The Expert’s Guide To Alternative Financing
The economic crisis means mining companies will have to get more creative in finding non-traditional routes to financing, investment bankers and consultants warned at a recent MineAfrica seminar on mi…
Hana Mining Hits Copper-Silver In Botswana
VANCOUVER–New results from the Ghanzi copper-silver project in Botswana show promising grades for owner Hana Mining (HMG-V).
Acadian Subsidiary ScoZinc Gets Creditor Protection
Dramatic cost reduction measures at Acadian Mining’s (ADA-T, ADAIF-O) Scotia mine a few months ago weren’t enough to save it from collapsing zinc and lead prices.
U. S. Markets – Jan. 20-26
U. S. President Barack Obama’s first week in the Oval Office did not calm the jitters on Wall Street. The markets continued to lose ground over the Jan. 20-26 trading period. The Dow Jones Industrial …
Toronto Stock Exchange – Jan. 20-26
The S&P/TSX composite index lost 185 points, or 2.1%, to 8,657 during the Jan. 20-26 trading session, with the Capped Metals and Mining index dropping 2 points, or 0.8%, to 265; and the Capped Mat…
TSX Venture Exchange – Jan. 20-26
As Barack Obama was inaugurated in the United States and the price of gold gained more than US$70 per oz., the S&P/TSX Venture composite index saw another week of small gains and losses. At the en…
Houston Lake Grows West Cedartree
Houston Lake Mining (HLM-V, HLKMF-O) has taken another step towards realizing its ambition of developing a gold mine near Kenora, in northwestern Ontario.