Arian confirms gold, copper resource at Tepal (March 10, 2008)
Vancouver – A recent resource estimate for Arian Silver’s (AGQ-V, AGQ-L) Tepal porphyry project in Mexico’s Michoac…
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Platinum to stay at lofty peaks
The South African power shortages that triggered supply fears and sent platinum prices rocketing made for a much an…
U. S. MARKETS (March 10, 2008)
Stocks fell sharply during the Feb. 26-March 3 trading session after a slew of worrying economic and corporate reports, coupled with soaring oil prices — crude gushed to US$103 per barrel on March 2 …
Holy gold deposit, Batman
The Batman deposit at the Mt. Todd project in northern Australia has 1.1 million more oz. gold in the measured and indicated categories than originally thought, Vista Gold (VGZ-T, VGZ-X) reports.
Moly Mines awards Metso crusher contract
Australia-focused molybdenum company Moly Mines (MOL-T, MOL-A) has awarded Metso Minerals a contract to build secondary crushers for its Spinifex Ridge project.
Tirex sees promise in underexplored Albania
VANCOUVER–The first drill result out of Tirex Resources’ (TXX-V, TIRXF-O) Mirdita project indicates the company’s decision to delve into underexplored Albanian geology may have been a good one.
Golden Star reports US$36.4M loss for 2007
Despite a 43% increase in revenues and record gold production from its Ghana operations in 2007, Golden Star Resources (GSC-T, GSS-X) reported a net loss of US$36.4 million.
TSX VENTURE EXCHANGE (March 10, 2008)
As gold moved in on US$1,000 per oz. and other metals remained strong, the junior mining- dominated S&P-TSX Venture Composite Index climbed 108.33 points to close the Feb. 26-March 3 trading sessi…
LME WAREHOUSE LEVELS (March 10, 2008)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, March 4, 2008 (change from Feb. 26 in brackets):
Magellan hits more Brazilian gold
If results from its next 24 drill holes are as promising as assays from its first four, Magellan Minerals (MNM-V) will be the next hot name on the junior exploration circuit.
Hathor drills hit high-grade uranium
VANCOUVER — After its stock surged on news in late February of highly anomalous uranium-mineralized drill intercepts, Hathor Exploration (HAT-V, HTHXF-O) posted further gains on assays confirming wid…
Verena adds to Volta Grande gold resource
Exploration for gold deposits in the Volta Grande area of the eastern Amazon region of Brazil dates back to the Portuguese conquests of the 16th century and has continued sporadically to the present.