Until late last year, gold was even less popular as a speculative trading commodity than pork bellies, live hogs or even lumber. “The price was going nowhere,” says author and gold market expert Timot…
Aurizon Mines (TSE) has increased output from its Sleeping Giant gold mine in northwestern Quebec. Initial mill throughput was increased to 742 from 317 tons per day. The source of the increase was or…
Junior Caribgold Resources (CDN) will issue two million special warrants through a syndicate of underwriters including Gordon Capital, Yorkton Securities and Nesbitt Thompson. The price will be $4 per…
Toronto-listed Metall Mining has started drilling on Mountain Lake Resources’ (VSE) base metal property near Kirkland Lake, Ont. Metall will drill at least four holes to test several bedrock electroma…
To eliminate 112 jobs by year end, the mining division of Brunswick Mining and Smelting (TSE) has introduced a “voluntary employee reduction program.” The 3-part program, which will last for six weeks…
The president of the Mining Association of British Columbia, Gary Livingstone, will speak at a Nov. 29 meeting hosted by the Vancouver branch of the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petrol…
Canada was founded on the strength of its resource industries, and these sectors remain the cornerstone of the national economy. Canada’s minerals, metals and energy industries, for example, account f…
Initial production figures for the Minera Yanacocha mine in northwestern Peru have been announced. The mine is 38%-owned and managed by Newmont Mining (NYSE) and will produce about 220,000 oz. gold pe…
Well, well, well. Like Lazarus, Windy Craggy may yet rise from the dead. It seems British Columbia Premier Mike Harcourt and his gang committed a political faux pas in seeking a World Heritage Site de…
Alaska and the Yukon have entered a joint Mineral Development Program. The two jurisdictions will share information pertaining to geology, technology and regulations in an attempt to protect the north…
Of the three countries that constitute the proposed North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), Mexico has the best potential for European investment, according to the third Europe Business Monitor s…
London Metal Exchange Spot closing prices in $US per tonne Date Nov. 16 Nov. 15 Nov. 12 Nov. 11 Nov. 10 Copper 1618-1619 1638-1639 1643-1644 1643-1644 1651-1652 Lead 399-400 400-401 396-397 396-397 39…
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