Timmins Gold expands horizon of San Francisco gold mine
Timmins Gold (TMM-V) is expanding the strike length at its operating San Francisco gold mine in Mexico’s Sonor…
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Rosatom chief is looking for a success story with Uranium One
Sergey Kirienko, the director general of Russia’s Rosatom, said the state-run nuclear holding company had no p…
Venture makes slow and steady gains Aug. 16-20
The S&P/TSX Venture made small but steady gains during the Aug. 16 – 20 trading week, ending up 22.57 poin…
Good drill results but no resource estimate for Evolving Gold
Long gold intercepts from Evolving Gold’s (EVG-V) Rattlesnake Hills project in Wyoming weren’t enough to prope…
US equities wobbly on recovery concerns, Aug. 16-20
New claims for U.S. unemployment benefits climbed to a nine-month high during the Aug. 16-20 trading week, fue…
First resource out for Probe Mines’ Black Creek
Probe Mines (PRB-V) has received the first resource estimate for its 100%-owned Black Creek chromite deposit, …
BHP takes offer to Potash Corp. shareholders
BHP Billiton’s (BHP-N) unsolicited buyout offer for Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan (POT-T, POT-N) for US$130 per share in cash or about US$39 billion “so grossly undervalues the company” that it “was no…
Osisko keeps up the pace
SITE VISIT Malartic, Que. — Heading west out of Val d’Or, Que., on the way to Osisko Mining’s (OSK-T) Canadian Malartic gold project, a headframe comes into view on the…
Lithium expert Keith Evans’ take on lithium
Geologist and renowned lithium expert Keith Evans started his lithium adventure in the early 1970s when he took a job with Selection Trust, which was the dominant producer of lithium ore for the glass…
DAILY METAL PRICES (August 23, 2010)
Date Aug. 16 Aug. 13 Aug. 12 Aug. 11 Aug. 10 BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne) Al Alloy 2200/2118 2240/2145 2195/2130 2180/2115 2230/2…
Inmet weathers rough Q2
The second quarter wasn’t the smoothest for Inmet Mining (IMN-T) but the company is confident that it has some of its key issues worked out and is on the right path.
The key players in Quebec’s lithium scene
SITE VISIT Nemiscau, Que. — Quebec has earned a reputation for being one of the world’s best mining jurisdictions. So it seems only fitting that lithium — widely touted as the metal of the future — would be found in great abundance in the…