Chinese partners up the ante in takeover battle for Yukon Zinc
Vancouver – Yukon Zinc (YZC-V) has meticulously advanced the silver-rich polymetallic Wolverine project in the Yuko…
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Banro reports strong intersects at Namoya gold project (April 29, 2008)
Highlights from pre-feasibility drilling at Banro’s (BAA-T, BAA-X) Namoya project in the Democratic Republic of Con…
Golden hole lifts Troy for second time
Vancouver – In early April results from the top half of a gold-rich hole at the Sandstone project in Australia boos…
SEMAFO rides the ups and downs of West African geology
For SEMAFO (SMF-T) the quest to become the next mid-tier producer via West African assets has been an up and down a…
San Agustin step-outs show bulk tonnage potential
Vancouver – Finally finished with drilling limited by an option agreement, Geologix Explorations (GIX-V) started ex…
Investor group takes 30% stake in Lake Giles iron ore project
Australian junior Macarthur Minerals (MMS-V) is capitalizing on Asian steel companies seeking to set up long-term…
Bonaventure expands 3D model of K9 deposit
With two drills already in action, Bonaventure Enterprises (BVT-V, BVTEF-O) is going after near-surface uranium targets on its K9 property in James Bay, Que., in search of a Rossing-type low-grade ura…
Fiesta’s over in Ecuador
The chaotic unravelling of Ecuador’s mineral exploration scene dominated talk in global mining circles during the week ended April 19, the 16th trading week of 2008.
Golden Arrow hits the mark
Drill results that revealed continuous gold and silver mineralization over a lengthy intercept at the Poncha gold-copper project, in Argentina, drove Golden Arrow Resources’ (GRG-T, GARWF-O) shares up…
EXCHANGE RATES (April 28, 2008)
CANADIAN/U. S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate) Date April 21 April 18 April 17 April 16 April 15 US$ in C$ 1.0066 1.0084 1.0113 1.0025 1.0181 C$ in US$ 0.9934 0.9917 0.9888 0.997…
U. S. MARKETS (April 28, 2008)
Are U. S. stocks starting to recover? The chief investment strategist and chairman of the investment policy committee at Standard & Poor’s seems to think so. In an investment outlook teleconferenc…
PRODUCER AND DEALER PRICES (April 28, 2008)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$5,950/t.