U.S. equities posted four straight days of gains during the Apr. 23-27 trading week despite lower than expected first quarter GDP growth of 2.2% (down from 3% in the fourth quarter of 2011) and renewed concerns about Spain as Standard &…
VANCOUVER — Philippines-focused Crazy Horse Resources (CZH-V) has outlined a 15-million-tonne-per-year open-pit copper operation at its Taysan project in a prefeasibility study.
VANCOUVER — Vancouver-based major Goldcorp Inc. (G-T, GG-N) stumbled out of the gate to start the year, as adverse-ground conditions and grade variability at its flagship Red Lake gold mine 230-km-northwest of Dryden, On….
VANCOUVER — The final week of April brought a hint of relief to the S&P TSX Venture Composite Index with a 14.81-point climb to 1,412.76 points after three weeks of significant losses. The slight turnaround came after the index hit a…
The TSX Composite Index continued its up-and-down trend as it climbed 212 points to 12,237.75 for the April 23-27 period. The rebound came as investors balanced strong earnings reports from a group of companies against data, showing the U.S….
Argentina’s renationaliztion of 51% of oil company YPF (YPF-N) from the Spanish firm Repsol has spooked some mining investors in the country, though analysts say there is little chance of further nationalization.
Historic high prices for tin and silver are in the cards between now and 2018 as demand for the two metals in solder used in the electronics industry continues to climb and supply fails to keep pace, Jon Hykawy, head of global research at Byron…
It’s been a long haul for Toronto-based developer First Nickel (FNI-T) as it strives to revive commercial production at its Lockerby nickel-copper mine outside of Sudbury, Ont.
Pretium Resources (PVG-T, PVG-N) has added almost 9 million oz. gold to its high-grade Brucejack resource without any extra information.
When 10,000 British troops tried for a second time in 1807 to invade Buenos Aires after having taken it and lost it the previous year, they were met not only by Spanish troops and irregulars, but also by women throwing roof tiles and pouring…
Mine safety is a matter of continuing concern worldwide, there being a wide spectrum of legislation and the manner in which it is administered and enforced. Recent attempts by the South African government provide a case study illustrating the…
A start-up company with high-profile supporters has set out to boldly go where no miner has gone before — to extract the resource riches of outer space.
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