Minco adds Sterling to its silver portfolio
VANCOUVER — The company advancing the Fuwan silver property in China, Minco Silver (MSV-T, MISVF-O), is taking over Sterling Mining (SMQ-T, SRLM-O), proprietor of the Sunshine silver mine in Idaho, t…
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GobiMin back on track, CFO says
VANCOUVER — With rebounding revenues, a doubled up indicated resource at Yellow Mountain and a new copper discovery at Yanxi, summer has been much kinder to GobiMin (GMN-V, GMNFF-O) than winter.
Getting your permits in China (September 08, 2008)
HONG KONG — Miners intending to enter China’s vast mining and mineral exploration scene need to know the ropes when it comes to the country’s minerals regulatory regime.
Inmet and Petaquilla make nice
Inmet Mining has moved closer to its (IMN-T, IEMMF-O) dream of taking Petaquilla Copper (PTC-T, PTQLF-O) out of the picture at the Petaquilla copper project in Panama, by boosting its bid for the juni…
Silvercorp turning on China’s silver tap (September 08, 2008)
Record production brought in higher revenues for Silvercorp Metals (SVM-T, SVMFF-O) in the latest quarter, and the company maintained its status as one of the industry’s lowest-cost silver producers.
CPM releases vanadium study
New York City-based CPM Group has released its 2008 vanadium industry outlook. The report forecasts that the demand…
Bear Creek boosts Santa Ana silver (September 05, 2008)
Vancouver – A new resource estimate for Bear Creek Mining’s (BCM-V) Santa Ana silver deposit in southern Peru has a…
Permit delays top concern among CEOs
CEOs of small and mid-cap companies are optimistic about the future of Canada’s mining industry despite frustration…
Tiger moving on high grade DRC deposit
Tiger Resources (TGS-T, TGS-A) has a firmer grip on the economics of its copper rich deposit in the Democratic Repu…
Largo bags more moly at Northern Dancer
Vancouver – Largo Resources’ (LGO-V) hunt for higher grade molybdenum at Northern Dancer appears to be paying off. …
Century and Sulliden call it quits; abandon all litigation
The last chapter in a bitter, five-year legal battle between Century Mining (CMM-V, CMNZF-O) and Sulliden Explorati…
Public consultation on Ontario’s Mining Act
A public consultation on Ontario’s Mining Act will be held in Toronto on Monday September 8, from 6.30 p.m. to 9.00…