Goldcorp Battles Penmont For Canplats
VANCOUVER– Goldcorp (G-T, GG-N) and Minera Penmont have proven themselves worthy adversaries in a bidding war for Canplats Resources (CPQ-V) and its gold-silver-lead-zinc project in Mexico: the origi…
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UN Sanctions Against Eritrea To Impede Miners?
Sunridge Gold (SGC-V) says new United Nations Security Council sanctions against Eritrea won’t interfere with its ambitious drilling and exploration plans there in 2010.
Spot Prices (January 11, 2010)
COURTESY OF SCOTIABANK
Duluth Metals Soars On Nokomis Resource
An expanded resource for the Nokomis polymetallic deposit in Minnesota “confirms” the deposit is “one of the largest valuable mineral assets in the world,” says Henry Sandri, president and chief execu…
LME Warehouse Levels (January 11, 2010)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, January 5, 2010 (change from Dec. 29 in brackets):
Chinese Bid $679M For Corriente
VANCOUVER — After a year of negotiations, Corriente Resources (CTQ-T) has inked a deal to sell itself and its massive copper-gold projects in Ecuador to two Chinese companies for $679 million.
Producer And Dealer Prices (January 11, 2010)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$5750.00/t.
First Quantum Picks Up Ravensthorpe From BHP
BHP Billiton (BHP-N, BLT-L) suspended operations at its Ravensthorpe nickel project in Western Australia in January after nickel prices plunged in late 2008 and it encountered a series of operating an…
Queenston Banking On Kirkland Lake To Return To Producer Status
New resource estimates for two of its deposits in the Kirkland Lake camp have brought Queenston Mining’s (QMI-T) gold resources in this corner of northeastern Ontario to 640,000 measured and indicated…
Big Paydays For Canplats, Corriente
In what may be a sign of a lively year ahead, the last trading week of 2009 was dominated by cash-rich bids for two Canadian juniors with advanced projects in Latin America.
IFC To Buy Helios Stake
VANCOUVER — International Finance Corp. (IFC), the private-sector investment arm of the World Bank, plans to take a 15% stake in Tanzania-focused Helio Resource (HRC-V), making it the junior’s second…
Daily Metal Prices (January 11, 2010)
Date Jan. 4 Jan. 1 Dec. 31 Dec. 30 Dec. 29 BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne) Al Alloy 1951/1990 n/a 1935/1957 1960/2000 1950/1990 Alum…