Moto keeps on driving in DRC
Building a mine on the Kilo-Moto gold belt in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s northeast has been a mucky adventure for Moto Goldmines (MGL-T, MOE-L).
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Acadian to upgrade Getty resource
Acadian Mining (ADA-T, ADAIF-O) has received zinc and lead grades from drilling at its Getty property, near Gays River, N.S., that the company says shows potential for an open-pit mine.
Majescor rallies on Otish uranium intercept (March 03, 2008)
VANCOUVER — Stepout drilling on Majescor Resources’ (MAJ-V, RSMJF-O) Lac Mantouchiche showing, at its Mistassini uranium property in the Otish Mountains of Quebec, has returned a wide interval of ura…
Marathon bids for Discovery PGM (March 03, 2008)
VANCOUVER–In the midst of completing a feasibility study on its namesake project, Marathon PGM (MAR-T, MRPGF-O) has made a takeover offer for Discovery PGM Exploration (PTD-V, DPTFF-O) in order to ad…
U.S. Markets (March 03, 2008)
A deepening housing slump and rising consumer prices all point to more trouble ahead for equity markets in the United States. According to a UBS research report released on Feb. 20, the U.S. economy i…
TSX Venture Exchange (March 03, 2008)
Buoyed by strengthening precious and base metal prices, the junior mining-dominated S&P-TSX Venture Composite Index saw a strong week over the Feb. 19-25 trading session, gaining 101.25 points to …
Toronto Stock Exchange (March 03, 2008)
The TSX Composite Index closed the Feb. 19- 25 trading period 3.6% higher, at 13,697.45 points as commodities hit new highs.
New resource estimate for Pebble East
An updated resource estimate for Pebble East confirms Northern Dynasty Minerals’ (NDM-T, NAK-X) claims that its copper-gold-molybdenum deposit in southwestern Alaska is one of the most significant in …
Eldorado boosts resources as Kisladag set to reopen
VANCOUVER — With gold reserves up and the court-ordered closure of its Kisladag mine over for now, Eldorado Gold (ELD-T, EGO-X) looks to be back on track.
La Mancha works to gain market favour
It’s been nearly two years since a reverse takeover put Areva’s gold assets into La Mancha Resources’s (LMA-T, LACHF-O) hands (then listed on the TSX Venture Exchange) — effectively creating a gold s…
Potash One raising more funds for Legacy (March 03, 2008)
VANCOUVER — Little more than a month after closing an $11-million financing, Potash One (KCL-V, KCLOF-O)–which recently changed its name from ISX Resources — is going back to the market looking for…
Commentry
The financial bottom line isn’t the only thing that counts for stakeholders these days. Increasingly, they’re paying close attention to a company’s ethical and environmental performance — its non-fin…