Penoles drills more gold and copper at Carmen
Vancouver The final ten holes from this year’s drilling campaign at the Carmen target on the Inca de Oro Sur prop…
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Cliffs to curtail iron ore production at two Minnesota mines
Declining demand for steel has prompted major iron ore producer, Cliffs Natural Resources (CLF-N), to stop producti…
Fronteer and AuEx keep hitting gold at Long Canyon
Vancouver – Joint venture partners Fronteer Development (FRG-T) and AuEx Ventures (XAU-T) are hitting long gold int…
CPM Group sees commodities recovering – eventually
New York City-based CPM Group is looking beyond the crashing commodities market to a point where a recovery will be…
Coal cushions Teck’s third quarter (October 27, 2008)
Vancouver – For Teck (TCK.B-T, TCK-N) coal continues to be its saving grace this quarter.With demand for zinc and…
Cardero offered US$200 million for Pampa de Pongo
Vancouver – In the midst of a flurry of questions about slowing Chinese metal consumption, Cardero Resource (CDU-T,…
Noront, Rosseau agree on compromise board
A day before Noront Resources’ (NOT-V) annual shareholders’ meeting — where a dramatic proxy contest was set to de…
Intrepid gets positive assays from Paulsens extension
Intrepid Mines (IAU-T) is busy developing two newly found gold zones at its Paulsens gold mine in Western Australia…
Green Macaw gets in the way of Infinito
Costa Rican President Oscar Arias and Environment Minister Roberto Dobles find themselves in the hot seat for their…
EXCHANGE RATES (October 27, 2008)
CANADIAN/U. S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate) Date Oct. 13 Oct. 10 Oct. 9 Oct. 8 Oct. 7 US$ in C$ 1.1976 1.1823 1.1952 1.1802 1.1602 C$ in US$ 0.8350 0.8458 0.8367 0.8473 0.86…
American Mining Hall of Fame to celebrate new inductees
On Dec. 6, geologists, prospectors and mine engineers will gather in Tucson, Ariz. for the 26th Annual American Mining Hall of Fame Awards Ceremony and Banquet.
U. S. MARKETS – OCT. 14-20
U. S. markets were down during the Oct. 14-20 trading session after investors realized that, although various government bailouts may revive credit markets and allow banks to resume lending, the world…