Goldcorp gets permit for Mexican mine (January 23, 2007)
Vancouver – Goldcorp (g-t, gg-n) has received construction permits ahead of schedule for what is expected to be Mex…
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Mining sector faces human resource crisis: Conference Board (January 23, 2007)
Vancouver – The Conference Board of Canada says the domestic mining sector is challenged by declining mineral reser…
Brilliant grows new nickel zone at Lanfranchi
Vancouver – Further wide, high-grade nickel intercepts at the recently discovered Deacon zone has Brilliant Mining …
Zinc-copper find in Matagami boosts Donner shares
A new zinc-copper discovery at the Matagami project in Quebec sent Donner Metals (DON-V) shares up more than 33% to…
Tyler pulls more holes at Bahuerachi
Eight recent reverse-circulation holes drilled by Tyler Resources (TYS-V) at the Bahuerachi copper deposit in south…
Bauxite shipments stopped as violence in Guinea grows
As the general strike in Guinea escalates in size and violence shipments of bauxite from Compagnie des Bauxites de …
Event: Lawrence to talk Red Lake at next Toronto CIM
Simon Lawrence, president and chief executive of Gold Eagle Mines (GEA-T), will present a talk titled “Red Lake: Hi…
High-grade nickel hole launches Starfire (January 22, 2007)
Vancouver — A hot drill intercept from its Langmuir nickel project near Timmins, Ont., gave Starfire Minerals (SFR-V, STFMF-O) a major market boost recently, as investors leapt on the junior explorer…
Norilsk CEO freed from jail
Norilsk Nickel (NILSY-O, MNOD-L) CEO Mikhail Prokhorov was released by French police in early January after being held in jail for three days for his role in a suspected prostitution ring.
TSX goes global with gold index (January 22, 2007)
To suit its beefed-up list that now includes non-Canadian gold companies, the S&P-TSX Capped Gold Index was renamed the Global Gold Index on Dec. 18.
Wealthy foes target Northern Dynasty
Vancouver — Wealthy opponents appear to be lining up against Northern Dynasty Minerals (NDM-V, NAK-X) as it works to develop a remote project in southern Alaska that ranks among the world’s largest c…
Canadian Gold Mutual Funds (January 22, 2007)
Fund name Jan 12($) Jan 8($) Change($) Change(%) YTD(%) MER*(%) Assets*(M$) AGF Pr Mtl 25.94 25.20 0.74 2.9 -3.0 2.63 513 Altamira Pr & Str Mtl 12.48 12.24 0.24 2.0…