Yamana building up to 1M-oz. mark in Brazil
If Yamana Gold (YRI-T, AUY-N) chairman and CEO Peter Marrone had been asked about the challenges the company was facing two years ago, he would have come up with a long list.
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Market likes Gulfside’s coal deal
Vancouver — Investors took a shine to Gulfside Minerals’ (GMG-V, GMGLF-O) plan to acquire the Monster coal project in southwestern Mongolia and boosted the company’s share price by 26% in recent trad…
Breakwater reserves up 50% at El Toqui (July 02, 2007)
Breakwater Resources’ (BWR-T, BWLRF-O) latest reserve increase for its El Toqui zinc project has given the company the confidence to initiate a prefeasibility study for a 1-million-tonne-per-year mill…
LME Warehouse Levels (July 02, 2007)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, June 25, 2007 (change from June 18 in brackets):
Spot Prices Courtesy of Scotiabank Tuesday, June 26, 2007
Precious Metals Price (US$/oz.) Change Gold $649.55 -5.55 Silver $12.85 -0.34 Platinum $1,281 -8.00 Palladium $369 +0.50 Base Metals Price (US$/lb.) Change Nickel $17.42 -1.58 Lead $1.21 +0.12 Copper $3.41…
Brazil becomes cornerstone for Kinross
Finding and developing new reserves to replace mined ounces is a constant struggle for gold producers, especially in today’s heated gold market where the competition for projects is fierce and permitt…
Exeter project on hold as Mendoza bans chemicals
Vancouver — By passing legislation banning the use of chemicals typically used by miners to extract gold and other metals, the government of the Argentinean province of Mendoza has thrown a wrench in…
Daily Metal Prices (July 02, 2007)
BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)
Red Dragon seeking Chinese zinc projects
As it plays the waiting game for permits at its Boaming zinc project in southwestern China’s Yunnan province, Red Dragon Resources (DRA-V, RDDRF-O) is making plans to expand its zinc portfolio by opti…
Producer and Dealer Prices (July 02, 2007)
Antimony : Mid-mkt US$5,300/t.
Brazauro up on wide gold intercept (July 02, 2007)
Vancouver — Brazauro Resources (BZO-V, BZOFF-O) is flush with Brazilian gold after drill results confirmed continuous high-grade mineralization within the main deposit at its Tocantinzinho project, i…
Southwestern’s travails at Boka
Vancouver — The day after Southwestern Resources (SWG-T, SWGGF-O) announced a 6-month delay for the Boka gold project prefeasibility study in mid-June, the company’s co-founder, president and CEO Joh…