Sultan Minerals steps up moly search at Jersey-Emerald
Vancouver Reacting to market demand, Sultan Minerals (SUL-V, SLMLF-O) is stepping up its search for molybdenum mi…
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Largo shares jump more than 50% on moly-tungsten resource
With a new inferred resource of 508 million lbs. tungsten and 151 million lbs. molybdenum, Largo Resources (LGO-V) …
Spot Prices Courtesy of Scotiabank Tuesday, March 27, 2007
Precious Metals Price (US$/oz.) Change Gold $665.15 +10.75 Silver $13.34 +0.09 Platinum $1237.00 +12.00 Palladium $353.00 +3.00 Base Metals Price (US$/lb.) Change Nickel $20.63 -2.21 Lead $0.86 -0.03 Copper $3.11…
Skye exercises final option on Fenix
Vancouver — Skye Resources (SKR-T, SKRZF-O) has exercised the final terms in its option to acquire Companhia Vale do Rio Doce’s (rio-n) interest in the Fenix nickel project in Guatemala.
Oromin gets more time to drill Senegal project
Vancouver — Oromin Explorations (OLE-V, OLEPF-O) is confident it will find more gold on its Senegal concessions after the government of the West African country agreed to extend an exploration contra…
Oxus Gold divests Kyrgyz project (April 02, 2007)
Oxus Gold (OXUSF-O, OXS-L) has sold its interest in the operating company that had developed the Jerooy gold deposit in Kyrgyzstan, as part of a transaction with another London-listed junior, KazakhGo…
Orko takes nino steps in Mexico
SITE VISIT Durango, Mexico — Taking a methodical approach to exploration in north-central Mexico isn’t necessarily a headline-grabbing exercise. But it is one that Orko Silver (OK-V, OKOFF-O) hopes will…
Alturas heavy on exploration expertise in Peru
Alturas Minerals (ALT-V) swept into Toronto recently looking to draw the Street’s attention to Peru.
Canarc takes plunge into Mexico (April 02, 2007)
Vancouver — Making good on its stated acquisition agenda, Canarc Resource (CCM-T, CRCUF-O) has secured options to purchase a couple of gold-silver projects in Guanajuato state, Mexico.
Copper projects bloom in Sonoran desert
One of the boats that has been lifted highest by the rising tide in the base metal markets has been the mining industry of Sonora state, Mexico. Sonora, the birthplace of Mexico’s large copper industr…
Fortuna-Continuum post San Jose resource (April 02, 2007)
Vancouver — Joint-venture partners Fortuna Silver Mines (FVI-V, FVITF-O) and Continuum Resources (CNU-V, CUURF-O) have tabled a new resource estimate at their San Jose project in Oaxaca state, Mexico…
Aquiline feasibility looks past cyanide ban (April 02, 2007)
A provincial ban on cyanide in Rio Negro, Argentina, means the word “bankable” couldn’t be used for Aquiline Resources’ (AQI-T, AQLNF-O) “initial” feasibility study on its Calcatreu gold project.