Iron ore: will benchmark pricing go?
With the growth of spot pricing for iron ore, it looks as if the existing system, based on a benchmark price set by…
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Kinbauri share-price up 50% on rejection of Orvana offer
Vancouver – It appears as if a battle for Kinbauri’s Gold’s (KNB-V, KINBF-O) primary asset, a 100% stake in the E…
Riverstone defines gold deposit in Burkina Faso
Vancouver – Five years after deciding to focus its gold exploration efforts on Burkina Faso, Riverstone Resources…
Mining big wigs discuss social responsibility at CIM conference
Tapping into the Canadian economy will solve the issue of poverty more than counting on the government, said Phil F…
Zinc comeback propels Breakwater
Zinc prices have come back from the dead, and their return has breathed new life into Breakwater Resources (BWR-T)….
Perseverance Paying Off For Castle Gold In Mexico
SITE VISIT DURANGO, MEXICO — John Wayne was here. En route to Castle Gold’s (CSG-V, CSGLF-O) El Castillo gold mine, about an hour and a half north of Durango on…
U.S. Markets April 28 -May 4
Easing fears about a swine flu pandemic and moderating housing data helped buoy U. S. markets during the April 28-May 4 reporting period. The National Association of Realtors reported that its Pending…
Toronto Stock Exchange April 28 -May 4
Toronto stocks posted solid gains during the April 28-May 4 reporting period, with the S&P/TSX composite index up 476 points, or 5.1%, to 9,870, the highest level since early November. The Capped …
TSX Venture Exchange April 28 -May 4
On the whole, the April 28-May 5 reporting period was a positive one for the TSX Venture Exchange. The Venture board managed to stay above the 1,000-mark, rising 2.4% to 1,027.19 points.
Barrick Puts Buzwagi Into Production
Barrick Gold (ABX-T, ABX-N) has poured the first gold at its Buzwagi project, in northwestern Tanzania, in the second quarter of 2009.
Freeport’s Q1 Revenue Cut In Half
Overall production was up and gold revenues from its Grasberg copper- gold mine in Indonesia completely offset production costs, but Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold (FCX-N) still posted a significa…
More Gold At Chirano And Tasiast For Red Back
VANCOUVER — Red Back Mining (RBI-T, RBIFF-O) has boosted resources and reserves at both its operating open-pit gold mines in West Africa.