Iron ore market to stay firm in 2009: forecasts
The Iron Ore Trust Fund of Geneva-based UNCTAD (United Nations Conference on Trade and Development) has published i…
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Yankee Hat brings copper into the fold (July 08, 2008)
Vancouver Yankee Hat Minerals (KHT-V) isn’t doodling at its Lobo del Norte site, 20 km southwest of Whitehorse, Y…
Kinbauri hits more high grades in Spain
Drill results from Spain had Kinbauri Gold (KNB-V) making a good impression on the market on Tuesday.Results are …
Sinchao step-out hits 189 metres of 2.02% copper
Vancouver – A step-out hole at its namesake property extended the project’s strike length with a solid copper inter…
Diamondex grants Canada Nickel option to earn into nickel properties
Privately held Canada Nickel Corp. has signed an option agreement with Diamondex Resources (DSP-V, DMDXF-O) to earn…
Inmet offers $345 million for Petaquilla Copper
Vancouver – In a bid to expedite development of one of the largest copper deposits in the world Inmet Mining (IMN-T…
Western Bushveld feasibility tackles South African power issues.
A feasibility study for Platinum Group Metals’ (PTM-T, PLG-A) Western Bushveld joint venture in South Africa propos…
Diamond junior Shear Minerals hedges bets with potash earn-in
Like many other diamond juniors that have seen their share prices tank over the last year, Shear Minerals (SRM-V) h…
Short Position Report (July 07, 2008)
TSX Short Positions Short positions ou…
Is it aluminum’s time to shine? Citigroup thinks so.
In the next 12 months, Citigroup Global Markets thinks Alcoa (AA-N) is going to move from US$32.78 per share to US$…
Eastmain raising $14M for Eau Claire
VANCOUVER–You might say Eastmain Resources (ER-T, EANRF-O) has a golden touch: the company recently announced visible gold in 34 of 51 holes drilled during its 2007 program at its Eau Claire deposit,…
Conservative but clever: Agnico-Eagle strategy pays off with Goldex opening
SITE VISIT VAL-D’OR, QUE. — While Agnico-Eagles Mines (AEM-T, AEM-N) hails its simple mining process as a key to the economic success of its latest mine, that doesn’t mean getting…