Columbia Yukon Casts Wider Net
A set of seven drill holes from the Storie molybdenum deposit, near Cassiar in northern British Columbia, point to expansion potential for Columbia Yukon Explorations (CYU-V, CYUXF-O).
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Bard Awaits Lone Pine Moly Resource
As Bard Ventures (CBS-V, BVTLF-O) awaits a resource estimate for its Lone Pine molybdenum project, 15 kmnorthwest of Houston, B. C., the company has received initial metallurgical testing results.
TSX Venture Short Positions (January 19, 2009)
Short positions outstanding at Dec. 31/08 (with changes from Dec. 15/08).
Sprott’s Moly Fund Is Done
Falling molybdenum prices have ended the Sprott Molybdenum Participation Corp. (MLY-T) fund.
Avalon Gets Top Drill Grades From Lake Zone
Avalon Ventures (AVL-T, AVVTF-O) set out to define the eastern, southern and western margins of the Lake zone at its Thor Lake rare metals project near Yellowknife, N. W. T. But encouraging drill resu…
LME Warehouse Levels (January 19, 2009)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, Jan. 13, 2009 (change from Jan. 6 in brackets):
Continental Nickel Makes Headway In Tanzania
Nickel prices may be in the dumps, but that isn’t dampening Continental Nickel’s (CNI-V, CNKDF-O) drive at its Nachingwea nickel sulphide project in Tanzania, which recently returned some encouraging …
Andina Riding High At Volcan
SITE VISIT COPIAPO, CHILE — Using its US$19 million in working capital, Andina Minerals (ADM-V, ADMNF-O) is moving forward on its advanced Volcan gold-sulphur exploration project here, high in the…
Debt Troubles Start To Pile Up For Miners
VANCOUVER–For a growing number of mining companies unable to make payments on significant debts, the prospects for a happy new year are growing dim.
TSX Venture Exchange -Jan. 6-12
VANCOUVER — It was an up-and-down week for the S&P/TSX Venture composite index over the Jan. 6-12 trading session. The board started the week by climbing above the 900-point mark, a height it has…
First Majestic Drilling Grows La Encantada Reserves By 187%
VANCOUVER — A 6,700-metre drill program at the La Encantada mine in the northeastern Mexican state of Coahuila has paid off for First Majestic Silver (FR-T, FRMSF-O).
Spot Prices (January 19, 2009)
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