Premier Leads Geraldton’s Hardrock Revival
SITE VISIT GERALDTON, ONT. — The bright, cold winter light of a January morning intensifies the stark look of the snow-swept streets of Geraldton, Ont. Built on the back of…
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Swift Downturn Whipsaws Demand For Earth-Moving Equipment
It was less than a year ago that warp-speed growth in the mining and construction industries was causing industry- wide shortages of everything from ore-hauling trucks to tires.
Commentary: What You’re Owed If You Get Laid Off
A tough economy usually translates into employee layoffs and dismissals as employers tighten their belts to survive the leaner times. Employees have to face this harsh reality, but they should also kn…
Riverside Takes Novel Approach To Exploration
SITE VISIT PENOLES, MEXICO–Other companies missed it, but not Miguel Heredia. He has strong geological legs. Riverside Resources’ (RRI-V, RVSDF-O)Mexico exploration manager strides up the steepening slope of Capitan Hill…
U. S. Markets – Feb. 17-23
Broad U. S. equity indices fell heavily during the Feb. 17-23 reporting period. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 736 points or 9.4% to 7,115, and the S&P 500 index lost 84 points or 10.1%…
Toronto Stock Exchange – Feb. 17-23
Failing to find reasons for optimism in a sagging global economy, investors drove the S&P/TSX composite index down over the Feb. 17-23 reporting period to levels it hasn’t seen in five years. The …
TSX Venture Exchange – Feb. 17-23
It was a red week for the S&P-TSX Venture composite index as the junior board posted a loss every day of the Feb. 17-23 trading period to close the week down 46.7 points at 878.94. Daily trading v…
Atna Primed To Pour Gold Again At Briggs
VANCOUVER — It sat idle for five years but now Atna Resources (ATN-T, ATNAF-O) is firing up the Briggs gold mine in Inyo Cty., Calif., and expects to produce its first gold dor soon.
Terrane Bites The Bullet And Delays Mt. Milligan
SITE VISIT SMITHERS, B. C. — As Robert Pease, the president and CEO of Terrane Metals (TRX-V, TRXOF-O), would later describe it, the timing of the site visit to the…
GlobeStar Undaunted By Copper’s Descent
SITE VISIT MAIMON, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC — A siren wails as GlobeStar Mining (GMI-T) chairman Larry Ciccarelli addresses a crowd of more than 200 people at the Cerro de Maimon open-pit…
BC Holds Its Own
The performance of exploration and mining industries in British Columbia remained strong in 2008. Exploration spending in the province was $367 million, the second highest yearly expenditure on record…
Uranium And Iron Exploration Gain Momentum In Qubec
Over the past five years, Qubec has experienced an exceptional investment climate for mineral exploration. As of Oct. 7, 2008, more than 273,000 active mining titles were registered throughout the pr…