Vancouver – The S&P TSX Venture Exchange Index managed a slight gain in the June 20 to 24 period, climbing 7.39 points to 1,905.33 after two days of gains outweighed three days of losses. Volume was in line with recent weeks at a somewhat…
In the article “China Coal aims to become a mid-tier producer,” (T.N.M., May 30 – June 5/11), statements were made in respect of China Coal and its intended acquisition of the operating interest in the Mei Feng coal mine.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 Index fell for their seventh week in the last eight as mounting anxiety about Euro-zone debt continued to eat away at investor confidence. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 69.78 points…
A positive turn in Europe’s debt crisis helped to bolster global markets for the June 20-24 period and the TSX Composite Index was no exception. The Index climbed 120 points to finish at 12,908.89 points. But the new wasn’t all good as falling…
A softening platinum market is taking a bite out of miners as companies face shrinking margins and production challenges, especially in South Africa’s prolific Bushveld complex, which accounts for 72% of global platinum output.The…
The preliminary draft Environment Impact Statement on Augusta Resource’s (AZC-T, AZC-X) Rosemont Copper project near Tucson, Ariz., has been delivered by the Coronado National Forest to Arizona State and local cooperating agencies, bringing it…
Fortuna Silver Mines (FVI-T) started building its San Jose underground silver-gold mine 47 km south of the city of Oaxaca in southern Mexico in the second quarter of 2010. Now, the company says it can increase the start-up production rate from…
Northland Resources (nau-t) is set to launch its flagship Kaunisvaara iron ore project in northern Sweden in early 2013, with production of 5 million tonnes of iron ore concentrate per year expected by 2014.
Orvana Minerals (ORV-T) got its El Valle-Boinas/Carles gold-copper mine and plant in northern Spain off the ground on May 31, and expects a first shipment in June.
Between 1910 and 1972 the Miller Lake O’Brien silver mine in northeastern Ontario turned out 42 million oz. silver. It also left behind a lot of silver in tailings piles – 2.96 million oz. to be precise.
A 33-year-old entrepreneur with an undergraduate degree in cell biology and genetics isn’t the first person one expects as the chairman of a new mineral explorer focused on Brazilian gold.
It’s been years since geologists Alan Carter and Dennis Moore flew around with a claim map staking property in Brazil’s attractive Tapajos gold district, before setting up their own mining company – Magellan Minerals (MNM-V).
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