Prospero gets slapped by Securities Commission
Prospero Silver (PSL-V) got too aggressive with its website pronouncements and as a result the British C…
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Batero shares soar 338%
Newly-listed Batero Gold (BAT-V) shares spiked more than 300% today after completing a $5.3 million financing …
TSX rises 1.4%; mining index up 9.5% over July 19-23
The markets were positive around the globe over the July 19-23 trading period and Toronto was no exception. Th…
N. American Tungsten to reopen Cantung mine on rebounding metal price
Vancouver – With the price of tungsten recovering from a low of US$185 per metric tonne unit to the current pr…
Carpathian boosts resource at Riacho dos Machados
For the last year Carpathian Gold (CPN-T) has concentrated on converting inferred resources into the measured …
Venture sees slight gains over July 19-23 week
Vancouver – The S&P/TSX Venture composite index managed four days of straight gains following an early wee…
US equity markets stable in the July 19-23 trading week
U.S. equities were looking a little rosier during the July 19-23 trading week. The Dow Jones Industrial Averag…
Donner rises as Xstrata advances zinc mine
VANCOUVER — Donner Metals (DON-V) shares received a big boost after Xstrata (XTA-L, XSRAF-O) announced it would begin building the Bracemac-McLeod zinc mine at the joint-ventured Matagami project, ne…
Ivanhoe, Rio clash over Oyu Tolgoi
VANCOUVER — When the asset in question is home to 81 billion lbs. copper and 46.4 million oz. gold and is expected to cost US$4.6 billion to develop, a bit of tension between its owners over financin…
Thompson Creek to acquire Terrane
VANCOUVER– The Mt. Milligan gold-copper mine in British Columbia is a step closer to reality after Thompson Creek Metals (TCM-T, TC-N) struck a deal to acquire project owner Terrane Metals (TRX-V).
Anaconda Mining bids for New Island Resources
Anaconda Mining’s (ANX-T) all-share takeover bid for New Island Resources (NIS-V) “reflects full value” for New Island’s assets, the Toronto-based company says. The news sent New Island shares up 42.9…
No more toll milling for Alexis (July 26, 2010)
Alexis Minerals (AMC-T) will save $12-$15 per tonne by processing ore from the Lac Herbin gold mine near Val d’Or, Que., at its recently refurbished Aurbel mill.