Rio Tinto to invest in BRC DiamondCore’s DRC projects
Global mining giant Rio Tinto (RTP-N, RIO-L) produces about 16% of the world’s diamonds by volume and 8% by value w…
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Detour Gold continues climb
Vancouver – Strong gold grades continue to pour out of Detour Gold’s (DGC-T, DRGDF-O) Detour Lake project in northe…
Nevada Geothermal raising US$140m in debt to construct power plant
Nevada Geothermal (NGP-V, NGLPF-O) is raising US$140 million in debt to construct a geothermal power plant at Blue …
Spider and KWG add to Ring of Fire buzz
Trading was heavy on Spider Resources (SPQ-V ) and KWG Resources (KWG-V) shares after results from the Freewest pro…
Kola Mining reports 1.9 billion lb nickel resource
Kola Mining’s (KM-V, MKNFF-O) shares jumped 41% to 32.5 a share today following news that the junior’s Souker proj…
Editorial: Is Canada the hemisphere’s new free trade leader?
For Canadian miners, the last two weeks were highlighted by a strengthening and expansion of trade ties with some o…
Rusoro secures $80 million
Vancouver – Rusoro Mining (RML-V) is the exception that proves the rule. While most mineral exploration in Venezuel…
Stratagold upgrades Tassawini gold resource
Now with more than 1,500 holes drilled, Stratagold (SGV-T) has increased the resource at its Tassawini gold project…
First hole golden for Northern Freegold (June 10, 2008)
Vancouver – “You only get one or two of those in your lifetime,” said Northern Freegold (NFR-V) CEO Bill Harris. “W…
Great Basin Gold’s Hollister mine starts production
News that Great Basin Gold (GBG-T, GBN-X, GBG-J) has processed the first ore from its Hollister mine in Nevada sent…
Shore Gold proves up Saskatchewan diamonds (June 09, 2008)
Vancouver – A resource estimate for Shore Gold’s (SGF-T) Star kimberlite project in northern Saskatchewan failed to…
Short Position Report (June 09, 2008)
TSX Short Positions Short positions outs…