Empire now a mining company, eyes Turkish copper
Vancouver-based capital pool company Empire Mining (EPC-V) has completed the qualifying transaction it first announced in mid-September, with Global Securities acting as sponsor.
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Vior outlines Douay resource
A new resource calculation for Vior Mining Exploration (VIO-V) has doubled the size of the Douay gold deposit, about 60 km south of Matagami, Que.
Resources up, profits down for Silver Standard (November 19, 2007)
Vancouver — Hoping good news can cancel out bad news in the minds of investors, Silver Standard Resources (SSO-T, SSRI-Q) announced an increase to the indicated resource at the company’s Pitarrilla s…
North American Stock Exchange Indices (November 19, 2007)
Date Nov. 12 Nov. 9 Nov. 8 Nov. 7 Nov. 6 High Low S&P/TSX-Ven Comp 2952.62 3048.54 3068.86 3108.95 3173.64 3372.00 2348.00 TSX Composite 13604.96 13869.82 14128.59 14118.18 14370.56 14646.82…
CNQ Trading — Nov. 6-12, 2007
STOCK TICKER VOLUME HIGH LOW LAST CHANGE HIGH LOW Alliance Mining AMCL 1200 0.23 0.16 0.23 0.00 0.23 0.10 Avanti Mining AVMI 760 0.80 0.60 0.69 + 0.08 0.80 0.40…
Artisanals point the way for African Gold Group
Miners have long been divided about artisanal miners working their concessions. Although the activity can at times lead to conflict, artisanals are widely credited with providing free — if inadverten…
Peru’s progress
Commentary — The following is an edited version of a speech by Peruvian President Alan Garcia Perez at a ceremony in late October to open Southern Peru Copper’s new copper…
Editorial: BHP Billiton eyes Rio Tinto in mining’s biggest-ever deal
The mining industry’s merger mania returned to the very top of the food chain during the week ended Nov. 10, the 45th trading week of 2007.
Consmin board good with Palmary offer (November 19, 2007)
The board of Australian chromium and manganese producer Consolidated Minerals (CNM-L, CSM-A) is sticking with its recommendation that shareholders accept a cash takeover offer from Ukrainian businessm…
Bayswater rises on near-surface uranium at Anna Lake
Uranium intersections from the Central Mineral Belt in Labrador that stretched up to 40 metres long, gave Bayswater Uranium (BAY-V) shares a 10% boost recently.
Pinetree loads up on McFaulds Lake juniors
Vancouver — After recently closing a $72-million financing, Toronto-based junior investment and merchant banking firm Pinetree Capital (PNP-T, PNPFF-O) has loaded up on shares of several junior minin…
Aurora drilling adding to resources (November 19, 2007)
Drilling by Guyana Goldfields (GUY-T, GUYFF-O) at the Aurora gold project in north-central Guyana has indicated extensions beyond the recently calculated resources on the Rory’s Knoll and Aleck Hill z…