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Commentary: ‘Old King Coal’ still reigns in the US
The following speech was recently given at the East Kentucky Leadership Conference during a panel discussion called, “Fate & Future of Coal and Alternative Energy Sources.”
Alamos defines new ‘stand-alone’ gold deposit in Turkey
Mid-tier gold miner Alamos Gold (AGI-T) has delineated a new gold zone near its Agi Dagi gold project in Turkey that it believes has the potential to develop into a “stand-alone” project, according to a news release dated June 16.
Magellan races to find more 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).
Ursa gets in the ring with Forbes & Manhattan
Struggling junior nickel miner Ursa Major Minerals (UMJ-T) has told Stan Bharti’s Forbes & Manhattan group to put up its dukes and prepare for a fight at the company’s annual general meeting of shareholders in Toronto on June 23.
Ct Lake: Ontario’s next great deposit
There is no debating that Trelawney Mining’s (TRR-V) Côté Lake deposit is big. But the question on the minds of many junior gold investors is: Just how big?
Nyrstar tables $663M bid for Breakwater
Toronto-based zinc miner, Breakwater Resources (BWR-T), agrees to a $663-million friendly takeover bid by European smelting giant Nyrstar.
Bralorne pours first dor bar from historic BC gold mine
Vancouver – Seventy-nine years after the first gold brick was poured from one of British Columbia’s richest and largest gold mines, Bralorne Gold Mines (bpm-v) has restarted operations at the Bralorne complex. The company poured the first…
McEwen to merge US Gold, Minera Andes
Rob McEwen, the largest shareholder of both US Gold (UXG-T, UXG-N) and Minera Andes (MAI-T), plans to combine the two companies to create what would be a dynamic, mid-tier silver producer in the Americas….
Great Quest rises on Mali’s phosphate potential
It must have been one inspiring annual shareholders meeting for Great Quest Metals (GQ-V) as the company’s shares jumped just a day after it was concluded. In Toronto on June 14 the company’s shares were up 26% or 85¢ to $4.15 on 98,400…
TSX tumbles to a six-month low
The June 6-10 trading week saw the TSX Composite Index tumble 433.9 points, or 3.2%, to end at 13,084, hitting its lowest level in more than six months. The drop came as concerns over the global recovery pace and Greece’s debt crisis rose.
Venture slides to seven-month low
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index continued to slide during the June 6-10 trading period, falling 79.6 points to 1,934. The index has already retreated approximately 21.5% from its early March peak of 2,464 points, slightly more than the…