Barrick takes US$159M Q1 loss to clear hedges
Vancouver – Swallowing some bitter medicine, Barrick Gold (ABX-T, ABX-N) lodged a US$159-million (US18 per share) …
News
Western Goldfields secures funding for Mesquite mine
Western Goldfields (WGI-T) says that its to do list for the first quarter this year has become a done list as t…
NAP outlining zones at Shebandowan
An 8,400-metre drilling program at the Shebandowan mine west of Thunder Bay, Ont., has defined three zones of miner…
First Gold to earn in on Croinor
South Malartic Exploration (MSU-V), its hands full with its Mexican projects, has dealt a right to a 50% interest i…
Amerix cuts Brazilian high-grade
Vancouver – Drilling by Amerix Precious Metals (APM-V, APMFF-O) on its Ouro Roxo project in the Tapajs gold distri…
Peabody looks towards a cleaner future for coal
Amidst strong financial results from 2006 Peabody Energy (BTU-N) took the occasion of its annual meeting to delve…
DRC woe for Africo
Vancouver – A recent court decision in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has dealt a major blow to Africo Reso…
Zaruma updates Luz del Cobre numbers (April 30, 2007)
Thanks to additional metallurgical testing and orebody modelling, Zaruma Resources (ZMR-T) has posted a revised res…
Tribute seeks underground permit for Arrow
Tribute Minerals (TBM-V) has started permitting work for an underground ramp on the Arrow Zone massive-sulphide dep…
Major production in Peru unaffected by stike thus far
As feared Perus biggest mining union has gone on strike. The National Federation of Mining, Metallurgy and Steel…
Metanor brings back Bachelor Lake
SITE VISIT Desmaraisville, Que. — As Yves Gagnon sloshes along the water-filled locomotive tracks of the past-producing Bachelor Lake gold mine here, he pulls something shiny from his pocket. It’s…
LME Warehouse Levels (April 30, 2007)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, April 23, 2007 (change from April 16 in brackets):