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Canadian Zinc pushes Prairie Creek

That mines and mining projects get recycled from one company to the next isn’t new — it happens all the time. What makes the Prairie Creek mine a little different…



Nevsun's Bisha open-pit copper-zinc mine, 150 km west of Asmara in Eritrea.

Nevsun sees bright future at Bisha

It’s a transformative year for Nevsun Resources (TSX: NSU; NYSE-MKT: NSU), as the company and its 40% joint-venture partner, Eritrean National Mining, remain on schedule and under budget to complete…


US stocks soar, Feb. 15-19

The S&P 500 Index and the Dow Jones Industrial Average posted their best performances since November. The S&P 500 rose 2.8% to 1,917.78, and the Dow advanced 2.6% to 16,391.99. The Nasdaq climbed 3.8% to 4,504.43, in its largest weekly…





Aston Bay Holdings' Storm copper project, 20 km from tidewater in the northwest corner of Somerset Island, Nunavut. Credit: Aston Bay Holdings

Aston Bay strikes exploration deal with BHP

BHP Billiton’s (NYSE: BHP) Canadian subsidiary has signed a letter of intent to fund exploration on Aston Bay Holdings’ (TSXV: BAY) Storm copper property, in Somerset Island, Nunavut. 


Workers underground at Vale's Taquari-Vassouras   potash mine in Brazil. Credit: Vale

Moody’s puts 55 miners on review for downgrade

Moody’s Investors Service has put the credit ratings of 55 mining companies under review due to poor market conditions, noting this downturn marks a “unprecedented shift” for the mining industry.




US equities continue to sink, Jan.11-15

U.S. stocks retreated, continuing the U.S. market’s worst-ever start to the calendar year, as oil prices tumbled and investors worried about the health of the Chinese economy. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 2.2% to 15,988.08 and the…


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