Rio Alto looking to be Peru’s next name in mining
With its planned acquisition of Iamgold’s (IMG-T, IAG-N) La Arena copper and gold project, Rio Alto Mining’s presid…
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Gold Hawk suspends operations at Coricancha mine
Unexplainable ground movement around the dry tailings storage area of Gold Hawk Resources’ (CGK-V) Coricancha silve…
Khan Resources bids for Western Prospector
Khan Resources (KRI-T) is making an unsolicited bid for Western Prospector Group (WNP-V) to consolidate its positio…
TORONTO STOCK EXCHANGE APR. 29-MAY 5
April finished off as the best month since January 2006 for TSX Composite Index, which rose 1.3% over the April 29-May 5 trading period. The benchmark gained 188.49 points over the period, rising to 1…
TSX VENTURE EXCHANGE APR. 29-MAY 5
VANCOUVER –The S&P-TSX Venture Composite Index managed a small gain over the April 29 to May 5 trading session, gaining 10.59 points to close at 2493.76. Daily trading volumes also crept up an av…
BID-ASK — APR. 29-MAY 5, 2008
12-MONTH STOCK EXC BID ASK LAST HIGH LO Absolut Res V 0.80 0.98 0.98 1.30 0.001 Affinor Res V 0.16 0.17 0.16 0.19 0.12 Anglo-Bomarc V 0.11 0.18 0.11 0.30 0.11…
The second coming of Idaho’s Silver Valley
VANCOUVER–North Idaho’s Silver Valley is famous for having produced about 1.2 billion oz. of silver plus by-product metals from mines that in some cases operated for more than a century.
Positive scoping study for Wits Gold’s Bloemhoek (May 12, 2008)
South African gold explorer Witwatersrand Consolidated Gold Resources (WGR-T, WGR-J) has wrapped up a scoping study on its Bloemhoek project in the southern Free State goldfield showing that, over the…
South Koreans join Baja at El Boleo
A South Korean consortium has agreed to kick in US$435 million to help develop Baja Mining’s (BAJ-T) El Boleo copper project in Mexico, where development costs have risen about 45% to US$991 million.
Canplats gains 22% on ‘Red Road’ results
VANCOUVER — The Camino Rojo discovery in Mexico is rapidly becoming an exciting story for Canplats Resources (CPQ-V).
Blades of steel: a mining tradition
Congratulations to the PDAC Caracle Cup for carrying on a long standing tradition of “miners” playing hockey during the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada convention held annually in Tor…
Murgor boasts strong grades at Hudvam
Strong gold grades drove Murgor Resources (MGR-V, MGRRF-O) shares 48% higher on April 22 after the company released results from its Hudvam copper-gold-zinc-silver deposit in Flin Flon, Man.