Editorial: Spreadsheets vs. reality
The best-laid schemes o’ the mining industry’s mice an’ men gang aft agley an awful lot these days, leaving investors with nothing but “grief an’ pain, for promis’d joy!”Yea, the inability of mining…
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NMC’s take on moly’s future
Molybdenum gets little glory in the metals world. On the production side more than half of it is produced as a by-product of more prominent metals like copper, while on the consumption side it is mostly used as a secondary additive to help make…
Canamex soars 290% on high-grade hit
Canamex Resources’ (CSQ-V) shares soared to new heights after the company released the best hole to date from its Bruner gold-silver project in central Nevada. On July 18 the junior reported the monstrous hole returned 118…
Avalon expands Nechalacho resource
Avalon Rare Metals (AVL-T, AVL-X) reports that exploration drilling completed last year has lifted indicated resources at its flagship Nechalacho rare-earth deposit in the Northwest Territories by 73% to 152.3 million tonnes grading 1.32% total…
Q&A with Agnico’s Sean Boyd
At a time when investor sensitivities to management miscues and misguided strategies are running high, Agnico-Eagle Mines (AEM-T, AEM-N) stands out as a miner that has stuck to its mantra of providing stable growth with low political risk . . ….
Panoro’s Cotabambas could attract a buyer
Christopher Chang of Laurentian Bank Securities believes Panoro Minerals’ (PML-V) Cotabambas copper-gold project in Peru could become an acquisition target, and has initiatied coverage of the junior with a “buy” rating…
Newstrike hits high-grade infill in Guerrero belt
VANCOUVER — Newstrike Capital (NES-V) has hit encouraging infill gold hits at its Ana Paula project in southwest Mexico’s Guerrero gold belt.
Richmont’s lacklustre Q2 results
Richmont Mines (RIC-T, RIC-X) had a difficult second-quarter, posting a net loss of $30.9 million, or 92¢ per share, which included the previously released $28-million after-tax write-down on its Francoeur mine in Quebec.
UPDATE:Hecla goes hostile on U.S. Silver
In yet another sign that M&A continues to pick up steam Hecla Mining (HL-N) is seeking to derail a merger agreement reached last month between U.S. Silver (USA-T) and RX Gold & Silver (RXEXF-O), and scoop up U.S. Silver for itself in an…
Centerra reveals details of Kumtor state review
VANCOUVER — Centerra Gold (CG-T) continues to release details regarding a parliamentary review of its Kumtor gold operation in Kyrgyzstan. During a second quarter conference call Centerra’s management outlined the structure of the…
GoGold gets going again on the Venture
VANCOUVER — After months of waiting GoGold Resources (GGD-V) has finally wrapped up its acquisition of Absolute Gold Holdings and once again actively trading on the venture.
Reservoir finding gold in Cameroon
Early stage exploration results from Reservoir Minerals (RMC-V) were strong enough to capture investor’s imaginations of a big find in Cameroon.