Big diamond makes big difference for Rockwell’s Q2
A single diamond sold for US$10.3 million made up the bulk of Rockwell Diamonds’ (RDI-T, RDI-j) revenue over the latest quarter, which was affected by striking miners demanding higher wages.
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Paramount reports high-grade gold at San Miguel
Paramount Gold & Silver (PZG-T,
SouthGobi finds more coal near Ovoot Tolgoi (October 20, 2008)
Field reconnaissance and trench work in Mongolia have paid off for SouthGobi Energy Resources (SGQ-V, SGQRF-o), which has found yet more coal just 10 km southeast of its producing Ovoot Tolgoi coal mi…
Canada Zinc posts strong results from Cardiac Creek (October 20, 2008)
Vancouver–The first set of assay results from the ongoing drill program at the Akie property, in northeastern B. C., returned well-mineralized intercepts for Canada Zinc Metals (CZX-V, CZXMF-o).
Silvermex Resources boosts resource at San Marcial (October 20, 2008)
As far back as the 1780s and well into the early 1900s, references in the local library in El Rosario indicate that the area around Silvermex Resources’ (SMR-V, SLVXF-o) San Marcial property, in west-…
German consultant DMT buys Associated Geosciences
Essen, Germany-based company DMT GmbH & Co has acquired Canadian consultant Associated Geosciences Ltd. (AGL).
NORTH AMERICAN STOCK EXCHANGE INDICES (October 20, 2008)
52-week Date Oct. 13 Oct. 10 Oct. 9 Oct. 8 Oct. 7 High Low S&P/TSX-Ven Comp Holiday 975.81 1041.67 1056.39 1094.46 3192.55 946.42 TSX Composite Holiday 9065.16 9600.18 10056….
Alaskan rock kind to Full Metal
Recent drill results from Full Metal Minerals’ (FMM-V, FLMTF-o) 40 Mile property, in Eastern Alaska, failed to garner market attention, despite some promising grades.
Minova diversifies with European acquisitions
Global rock-bolting and sealant company Minova International, the ground control division of Orica (ORI-A, OCLDF-o) has acquired two European bolt manufacturers, making it one of the world’s largest s…
Snowden photo competition
Every year Snowden Group holds its “Celebrating the Mining Industry” photo contest and exhibition. The competition receives entries from around the world. This year’s first-prize winner received $10,0…
U. S. MARKETS – OCT 7-13
“Volatile” would be an understatement to describe the Oct 7-13 trading session. Early in the period, U. S. markets continued their steep falls from the previous week. Finance ministers from the G-7 in…
TORONTO STOCK EXCHANGE – OCT 7-11
Despite touching new lows, the TSX Composite Index showed renewed signs of life at presstime. For the shortened Oct. 7-10 period, the index had fallen more than 1,165 points to 9,065.16, but as global…