Vancouver — Switzerland-based mining giant Xstrata PLC (XTA-L) has agreed to buy the Sukunka coking coal deposit in the Peace River region of northern British Columbia from Calgary-based Talisman Energy (TLM-T, TLM-N), in a cash-only deal…
A measure of certainty mixed with relief has flooded back into the market about uranium exploration in Labrador after the Nunatsiavut Government lifted its three-year moratorium on the working, production, mining and development of uranium on…
Oracle Mining (OMN-T,OMCCF-O) has the cash and now it is getting set to re-start a copper mine.
It was a mixed trading week for U.S. markets. The Dow Jones Industrial Average saw its worst one-day drop so far for the year, losing 203 points on March 6, following news that a debt-relief deal for Greece could trigger hefty losses for some…
Vancouver – Controlling one of the world’s richest silver deposits, Tahoe Resources (THO-T) is looking towards another year of milestones as it works to put its Escobal project in Guatemala into production.
Vancouver — EMED Mining (EMD-T, EMED-L) has closed its second major financing in the past four weeks as the company moves towards re-starting production at the historic Rio Tinto copper mine in Andalucia, Spain.
A solid U.S. employment report had investors believing in a stronger U.S. economy and that help lift the TSX Composite Index out of mid-week swoon. The Index finished the March 5-9 period down just 4 points at 12,503 points.
Vancouver – A Greek debt deal and encouraging U.S. job numbers were not enough to pull the S&P TSX Venture Composite Index out of the red in the March 5-9 period, as general fears of a slowing global economy weighed on the exchange….
After being trumped last year in a bidding war with Rio Tinto (RIO-N) for Hathor Exploration and its Roughrider uranium deposit, Cameco (CCO-T, CCJ-N) is back on the acquisition trail, announcing on March 2 that it plans to buy Areva’s…
Kincora Copper (KCC-V) believes that with a bit of patience and a lot of drill work, its Bronze Fox property can become the next big name in Mongolian copper and gold.
The Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada kicked off its annual convention in Toronto with a panel discussion on what makes a successful mineral explorer.
The following is an excerpt from the Metals Economics Group’s Worldwide Exploration Trends 2012 report based on the firm’s Corporate Education Strategies series of studies. The exploration budgets in the report include spending for…
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