Troy Buys Intrepid’s Casposo For US$22M
VANCOUVER — Two operating mines is not enough for Troy Resources (TRY-T) — the company is spending US$22 million to add Intrepid Mines’ (IAU-T, IAUFF-O) Casposo gold-silver project in Argentina to i…
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Breakwater Struggles To Stay Afloat
Breakwater Resources (BWR-T, BWLRF-O) posted a net loss of $88.3 million or 20¢ per share in 2008 compared with net earnings of $23.4 million or 6¢ per share in 2007.
It’s not too late to donate to The Townships Project
Women in Mining networks in Toronto and Vancouver have raised nearly US$70,000 for The Townships Project, with the …
Breakwater Resources struggles to stay above water
Breakwater Resources (BWR-T) posted a net loss of C$88.3 million or C$0.20 per share in 2008 compared with net earn…
Agnico-Eagle, PotashCorp Scoop Up IR Awards
In a field dominated by the slicker sectors of the Canadian economy such as banking and hi-tech, the investor-relations efforts of a couple of mining companies came out on top at the IR Magazine Canad…
Breakwater sheds gold royalties amidst low zinc prices
Breakwater Resources (BWR-T) continues to shed assets in an effort to weather the current lows in the base metals m…
Pequop: Nevada’s Next Gold District?
Nevada is well-known for prolific gold districts such as Comstock, and the Carlin and Cortez trends. Now, Reno, Nev.-based AuEx Ventures (XAU-T, AUXVF-O) believes its Long Canyon and West Pequop proje…
Agnico Bewitched By Kittila
SITE VISIT Kittila, Finland — Finnish legend tells of a powerful witch named Paivio who lived in far northern Finland with the primeval Finnish shamans, famous for their magic. One…
Editorial: HudBay’s baffling Lundin bid
While metal prices seem to have bottomed out in November, the week ended Nov. 22, the 47th trading week of 2008, saw several miners’ share prices get their feet knocked out from under them.
Has AuEx discovered Nevada’s next gold district?
Nevada is well-known for prolific gold districts such as Comstock, the Carlin Trend and Cortez Trend. Many explorat…
Agnico-Eagle on track with Meadowbank for 2010 (October 27, 2008)
Gold-bearing Archean greenstone belts were first discovered in the Baker Lake area of what is now Nunavut in the 1980s. Fast-forward 28 years and Agnico-Eagle Mines (AEM-T, AEM-n) is in the midst of b…
Newmont rethinks Hope Bay (October 27, 2008)
Rather than proceed with a mine plan conceived by former owner Miramar Mining that would see production begin this year, Denver, Colo.-based Newmont Mining (nmc-t, nem-n) has taken a step back at the …