PC Gold looks to set Pickle Crow back in flight (September 08, 2008)
It’s not often a junior gets its hands on a former gold mine that was a “money machine” in its day and still contains significant mineralization.
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Axmin’s permits restricted in Central African Republic (September 08, 2008)
A decree by the Central African Republic to amend permits valid for a suite of minerals — restricting them to gold mineralization only –is a devastating blow for Axmin (AXM-V, AXMIF-O), which has sp…
Hathor hits a homer
VANCOUVER — After almost three months of promising scintillometer results, Hathor Exploration (HAT-V, HTHXF-O) released the first set of assay results from its summer drilling program at the Midwest …
Lean and mean has gone too far
The following is an open letter from Buzz Hargrove, the departing national president of the Canadian Auto Workers Union, the largest private sector union in Canada and representative of about 7,500 Ca…
Clear skies in Qinghai for Eldorado Gold (September 08, 2008)
As the first North American gold producer in China, Eldorado Gold (ELD-T, EGO-X) has a lot to smile about.
Minco-Sterling merger a no-go
VANCOUVER — Minco Silver (MSV-T, MISVF-O) has cancelled its plans to take over Sterling Mining (SMQ-T, SRLM-O).
Inmet and Petaquilla make nice
Inmet Mining has moved closer to its (IMN-T, IEMMF-O) dream of taking Petaquilla Copper (PTC-T, PTQLF-O) out of the picture at the Petaquilla copper project in Panama, by boosting its bid for the juni…
Silvercorp turning on China’s silver tap (September 08, 2008)
Record production brought in higher revenues for Silvercorp Metals (SVM-T, SVMFF-O) in the latest quarter, and the company maintained its status as one of the industry’s lowest-cost silver producers.
PEOPLE (September 08, 2008)
Canadian Royalties — Richard Faucher has resigned as president, CEO and a director; Glenn Mullan appointed president and CEO on an interim basis.
LME Warehouse Levels (September 08, 2008)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, Sept. 1, 2008 (change from August 26 in brackets):
Red Hill expands Ulaan Ovoo pit
Red Hill Energy (RH-V, RHFFF-O) is combining a bulk-sample program with an open-pit expansion program at its Ulaan Ovoo coal project in Mongolia.
Spot Prices (September 08, 2008)
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