Mining photo contest winners announced
The winners of the 7th annual photo competition put on by Australia-headquartered mining consultancy Snowden have been announced.
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Lake Shore Gold hits deep high grade at Bell Creek
Vancouver – Lake Shore Gold (LSG-T) has found a much needed boost with a round of encouraging step-out drill results from its Bell Creek gold mine in Timmins, Ontario.
Santo Domingo prefeas a feather in Capstone’s cap
Vancouver – Capstone Mining (CS-T) has released a prefeasibility for its 70%-owned polymetallic Santo Domingo project in Chile that shows relatively low capital costs for a project of its scale, just as costs are on the rise for its two…
NGEx Resources kicks off potash drill program
NGEx Resources (NGQ-T) has begun drilling its Bada potash project, about 150 km southeast of Asmara, the capital of Eritrea, and about 30 km inland from the port of Mersa Fatma on the Red Sea.
Soltoro makes headway in Jalisco
Junior explorer Soltoro (SOL-V), which is focused on finding bulk tonnage gold and silver deposits in southwestern Mexico, is making headway in Jalisco state where it defined a resource at its 100%-owned El Rayo primary silver project earlier…
Venture manages small gain in Aug.8-12 period
Vancouver – The market rollercoaster continued in the August 8 to 12 trading period for the S&P TSX Venture Exchange. The board plunged 129.21 points on the first day before climbing 135.07 points over the following four days to eek out a…
The TSX gains slightly, Aug. 8-12
The TSX Composite Index gained 3% during the Aug. 8-12 week to close up 380.03 points to 12,542.20 as investors digested mixed signals from the U.S.
Volatile U.S. stocks end higher, Aug. 8-12
It was one of the most volatile weeks in Wall Street history with the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 index swinging wildly between Monday and Wednesday before ending higher for two days in a row on Thursday and Friday. For the…
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Aberdeen International — George Faught resigned as CEO, but appointed as the vice-chairman and remains a director; David Stein appointed CEO.Altiplano Minerals — Charles Chebry resigned as president and CEO; John McCaffrey resigned…
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