Implats faces violence in South Africa, threat of losing assets in Zimbabwe
Tensions remain high at the world’s largest platinum mine, as a second miner has been killed and strike action continues for a fifth week.
Platinum Group Metals
Winds of change blowing for Anooraq and Amplat at Bokoni
Vancouver — Twin tragedies have bookended four months of turbulence and change at Anooraq Resources (ARQ-V) and Anglo American (AAL-L) subsidiary Amplat’s Bokoni platinum mine in the Limpopo Province of South Africa.
New Brunswick: top spot for mining
The international mining industry has ranked New Brunswick as the world’s most attractive jurisdiction for exploration and development, unseating last year’s winner Alberta which fell to third place behind Finland, according to the…
Eagles, Buffalos and America the Beautiful: Investing in US coins
From gold- or silver-backed exchange-traded funds (ETFs) to high-risk junior exploration plays, options, futures, coins, bars or shares in senior mining companies, the modern investor has no shortage of ways to invest in precious metals.
Panoramic launches hostile bid for Magma Metals
An unfriendly takeover bid of Magma Metals (MMW-T, MMW-A) by Australia’s Panoramic Resources (PAN-A) sent Magma’s shares in Toronto up 77% to close at 15¢ on Feb. 3 with nearly 3 million shares changing hands.
Panoramic launches hostile bid for Magma Metals
An unsolicited takeover bid for Magma Metals (MMW-V, MMW-A) by Australia’s Panoramic Resources (PAN-A) sent Magma’s shares in Toronto up 76.5% to close at 15¢ on Feb. 3, with nearly three million shares changing hands.
Roundup highlights new discoveries in BC, Yukon and Alaska
With the Association for Mineral Exploration British Columbia celebrating its 100th anniversary at this year’s Mineral Exploration Roundup in Vancouver, it was only fitting that most of the projects highlighted in the Tuesday sessions had long…
Quadra FNX ups Victoria resource
Infill drilling at Quadra FNX Mining’s (QUX-T) polymetallic Victoria project in Sudbury, Ont., has increased inferred resource tonnage by 16% and raised by 32%, 26% and 4% its contained nickel, copper and total precious metals, respectively,…
Prophecy Platinum starts winter drill program at Wellgreen
Fifteen kilometres off the paved Alaska Highway in southwestern Yukon, the Wellgreen nickel-copper-platinum group metal (PGM) project sits largely as it has since 1973, when Hudson-Yukon Mining abandoned underground mining there after one year…
Brilliant Resources looks to shine in Equatorial Guinea
Vancouver – There are few countries in the world without active mineral exploration, but before Brilliant Resources (BLT-V) showed up Equatorial Guinea was one of them.
Quadra FNX boosts resource at Victoria
Infill drilling at Quadra FNX Mining’s (QUX-T) polymetalic Victoria project in Sudbury, Ontario has increased tonnes of inferred resources by 16% and raised by 32%, 26% and 4% its contained nickel, copper and total precious metals,…
Pacific North jumps on River Valley
Pacific North West Capital (PFN-T) saw it shares surge 24% as it released another nine assays from its River Valley primary platinum group metals (PGM) deposit near Sudbury, Ont.