Yellowhead reviving B.C. copper project (March 09, 2011)
Vancouver – Recently listed Yellowhead Mining (YMI-V) is breathing new life into the Harper Creek copper project in central British Columbia that was first discovered over forty years ago.
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American Vanadium targets 2012 for Gibellini production (March 09, 2011)
Nevada – A little ways off a quiet highway in eastern Nevada, freshly re-branded American Vanadium (AVC-V) is working to bring a vanadium heap leach operation to life.
Great Panther leaps on new resource, silver price (March 08, 2011)
Vancouver – Positive exploration and development news from its two silver mines in Mexico and a 30-year-high silver price have helped Great Panther Silver (GPR-T, GPL-X) achieve an all-time share price high.
PMI drills high grades at old Ghanaian mine
Vancouver – Exploration and infill drilling at PMI Gold’s (pmv-v, pvm-a) past-producing Obotan gold project in southwestern Ghana has turned up 20.8 metres grading 17.6 grams gold per tonne, part of a larger intersection of 80 metres grading…
Roxgold’s Burkina Faso find attracts artisanal miners (March 08, 2011)
Vancouver – Roxgold (rog-v) has intersected high-grade drill results from a new gold zone at its recently optioned Yaramoko gold project in Burkina Faso, adjoining the southern boundary of Semafo’s (smf-t) Mana gold mine.
Colombia’s gold rush in high gear
Medellin, Colombia – Colombia continues to excite mining investors and exploration geologists alike. With over 41 million oz. of gold identified so far, 2011 promises to be a landmark year for this country’s reemergence as a serious gold…
PDAC: base metals and potash prices set to consolidate gains in 2011
The outlook for base metals prices looked equally bright to the next set of speakers at the opening technical session “Commodities and Market Outlook” of the Prospectors and Developers of Canada convention in Toronto.
Colombia’s ‘shock of the new’ and its gold growing pains
Medellin, Colombia – The administration of former President Alvaro Uribe (2002-2010) opened the door to modern mining in Colombia. It was political foresightedness that is bearing fruit as various mineral projects advance to resource estimates…
PDAC: precious metals and uranium gurus weigh in with predictions for 2011
The opening technical session “Commodities and Market Outlook” of the Prospectors and Developers of Canada convention in Toronto gave a relatively upbeat outlook for precious metals and uranium prices this year, especially considering the wild…
Venture rises in Feb. 28 to March 4 period
Vancouver – Continued unrest in the Middle East and rising commodity prices helped the S&P-TSX Venture composite index up 64.21 points between Feb. 28 and March 1 to close at 2,439.83.
TSX up in Feb.28 to March 4 period after stumble
The TSX composite index rose 200.65 points in the Feb. 28 to March 4 period to recover from its late February dip and end at 14,252.77 points. The capped metals and mining index managed to gain 25.71 points to end at 1,463.86, its first period…
US markets steady in Feb.28 to March 4 period
U.S. equities failed to make up much ground in the Feb. 28 to March 4 period after losses the period before, but they also managed not to lose more ground as oil prices stayed high and mid-east instability continued. The S&P 500 eked out a…