Ivernia resumes lead shipments
Having established a safe shipping method, Ivernia (IVW-T), which owns the Magellan lead mine in Australia, is resu…
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Hecla restructures debt; raises US$65.6 million in public offering
Hecla Mining (HL-n) is juggling debt and issuing shares to help repay a loan it took to buy out its majority partne…
Sanu proves up VMS resource in Eritrea
Vancouver – After ten years in Eritrea Sanu Resources (SNU-V) has defined its first resource in the West African co…
Gold Hawk restructures debt
Shares of Gold Hawk Resources (CGK-V) bounced 75% today on news the junior had restructured its debt in the nick of…
Acadian Subsidiary ScoZinc Gets Creditor Protection
Dramatic cost reduction measures at Acadian Mining’s (ADA-T, ADAIF-O) Scotia mine a few months ago weren’t enough to save it from collapsing zinc and lead prices.
OSC Ruling Could Stymie HudBay-Lundin Deal
With one ruling from the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC), the futures of both HudBay Minerals (HBM-T, HBMFF-O) and Lundin Mining (LUN-T, LMC-N) have been drastically altered.
China bails out struggling base-metals producers
China has been bailing out its struggling domestic smelters by stockpiling metals since December.
OSC ruling could stymie HudBay-Lundin merger
With one ruling from the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC), the future of both HudBay Minerals (HBM-T, HB…
Fortuna silver production on the rise
After increasing silver production by 85% in 2008 Fortuna Silver Mines (FVI-V) is planning to keep the trend going …
Canada Zinc seals strategic partnership with Chinese company
The crippling economic crisis means many cash-strapped juniors are resorting to strategic partnerships with base-me…
Ring of Fire strong in silver and zinc too
Since 2007 when Noront Resources (NOT-V) discovered a high-grade nickel-copper-platinum-palladium deposit in the Ja…
Commentary: Commodity Prices To Bottom In 2009: Banks
While TD Bank sees the commodities market starting to rebound in the second half of 2009, followed by more pronounced price increases in 2010, the World Bank believes that, over the long term, commodi…