Aurizon sees strong gains in August (August 31, 2010)
Vancouver – The latest drill results from the Casa Berardi gold mine have capped off a month of sharp sto…
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Continental struts its Colombian stuff (August 31, 2010)
There has been a lot of buzz in some circles over Continental Gold (CNL-T) thanks to its portfolio of some of …
Possibility of future quantitative easing helps reassure U.S. markets
The U.S. Commerce Department revised its second-quarter GDP growth figure down from 2.4% to 1.6% just hours be…
First Quantum shuts Frontier mine in face of DRC demands
Vancouver – The saga of First Quantum Minerals’ (FM-T, FQM-L) wranglings in the Democratic Republic of th…
Fronteer to claim all of Long Canyon
Fronteer Gold (FRG-T) has secured a full interest in its key asset by acquiring AuEx (XAU-T) for $238 million….
Venture holds course in last week of August
Vancouver – Two days in the red were curbed by three days in the green for the S&P-TSX Venture Composite I…
TSX Composite higher despite mixed data
TSX Composite Index rose 161 points to finish the Aug. 23-27 period at 11,879.72. The stronger period came des…
Prophecy advances its Mongolian coal projects
Prophecy Resource (PCY-T, PRPCF-O, 1P2-F) has recently upgraded the inferred resources at its Chandgana Khavtg…
LENDING RATES (August 30, 2010)
as of 9 a.m. ET. Aug. 23, 2010 (%) Bank of Canada 1.00 Target overnight rate 0.75 Canadian Prime 2.75 U.S. Discount Primary 0.75 U.S. Fed Funds market rate 0-0.25 U.S. Prime 3….
Salazar boasts polymetallic hits at Curipamba
VANCOUVER — After waiting almost two years to resume exploration, Salazar Resources (SRL-V) is wasting no time in working through an 18,000-metre drill program on its Curipamba polymetallic project i…
Positive economics for Vista’s Mt. Todd
VANCOUVER — Denver-based Vista Gold (VGZ-T, VGZ-X) has released a prefeasibility study for its Mt. Todd gold project in Australia that pegs reserves at 2 million oz. gold.
Silver-gold intercepts lift Harvest
Harvest Gold (HVG-V) caught the market’s attention with drill results that indicate the site of the former Rosebud gold mine in Nevada could still have more to offer.