RPT cuts more uranium at Split Rapids (July 09, 2007)
Vancouver – Drilling by RPT Uranium (RPT-V, RMPVF-O) to test Archean iron formation rocks on its Split Rapids proje…
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Northern Abitibi picking up properties in Newfoundland (July 09, 2007)
Northern Abitibi (NAI-V) is investing in Newfoundland, inking a deal to earn into Altius Resources (ALS-T) Viking …
Kazakhmys takes over Eurasia Gold
Kazakhmys (KAZ-L, KZMYF-O) has taken up 96% of the outstanding shares of Eurasia Gold (EGX-T, EGXDF-O) and will mov…
LME Warehouse Levels (July 09, 2007)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, July 2, 2007 (change from June 25 in brackets):
Goldcorp bites off bigger reserve at Penasquito
Vancouver — Goldcorp (G-T, GG-N) has delivered a boost in reserves at its Penasquito gold-silver deposit, in Zacatecas, Mexico, which it acquired last year through its takeover of Glamis Gold.
Resources up at Kutcho Creek
Vancouver — The latest resource estimate for Western Keltic Mines’ (WKM-V, WLKTF-O) Kutcho polymetallic project in north-central B.C. is in, boosting the site’s resources in advance of a feasibility …
Spot Prices Courtesy of Scotiabank Tuesday, July 2, 2007
Precious Metals Price (US$/oz.) Change Gold $657.25 +7.70 Silver $12.60 -0.25 Platinum $1284.00 +3.00 Palladium $366.00 -3.00 Base Metals Price (US$/lb.) Change Nickel $16.76 -2.24 Lead $1.23 +0.14 Copper $3.51…
Equinox keeps drills turning during Lumwana construction
Vancouver — With the commissioning of Africa’s largest new copper mine at Equinox Minerals’ (EQN-T, EQN-A) Lumwana project in northwestern Zambia in sight, the company is continuing exploration at it…
People (July 09, 2007)
Silvermet — Douglas Scharf appointed CFO; Paul Palmer retired as CFO but will remain a consultant.
More high-grade copper at Chester
Vancouver — First Narrows Resources’ (UNO-V, FNRWF-O) ongoing drill program at its Chester property, in New Brunswick’s Bathurst mining camp, continues to intersect high-grade copper zones, building …
Fronteer keeps hitting silver in Turkey (July 09, 2007)
Vancouver — Fronteer Development Group (FRG-T, FRG-X) keeps pumping out good news. Ten days after announcing that a new combined estimate for its Agi Dagi and Kirazli silver-gold deposits, in Turkey,…
Mindoro buoyed by Kay Tanda gold and Agata nickel values
Vancouver — Partial results from Mindoro Resources’ (MIO-V, MNODF-O) infill drilling at its Kay Tanda project in the Philippines sparked investor interest after the cutting of a near-surface, high-gr…