Lending Rates (April 02, 2007)
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2007
Goldbelt ups Inata resource for June feasibility study (April 02, 2007)
Goldbelt Resources (GLD-V, GLDRF-O) has increased its contained gold resource by 37% at its flagship Inata deposit, located within the company’s Belahoura project area in northern Burkina Faso.
Endeavour triples silver tally at Guanacevi (April 02, 2007)
Vancouver — Following last year’s drill effort, Endeavour Silver (EDR-T, EXK-X) has boosted silver reserves nearly threefold at its Guanacevi Mines project in northwestern Durango state, Mexico.
Retirees reap benefits of labour shortage (April 02, 2007)
Frank Visockas spent 30 years working for Inco in Sudbury, Ont., but when it came time for the miner to retire five years ago, he found he wasn’t interested in improving his golf game.
Federal budget gives miners goodies but no tax cuts
The tabling of Canada’s new federal budget on March 19 was the number one event affecting Canada’s miners during the week ended March 23 — the twelfth trading week of 2007.
People (April 02, 2007)
Crowflight Mnrls — Greg Collins appointed VP of exploration; Ken Marcinyshyn appointed mine manager at the Bucko nickel project in Manitoba; Dale Lane appointed mill superintendent at Bucko; Jean Laf…
Maxy looks to tame the dragon
Getting a leg up in a country as vast and notoriously complex as China is no easy task.
Barrick high on Pascua Lama
SITE VISIT Pascua, Chile — After weathering a storm of protest about plans to move parts of three glaciers at its Pascua Lama gold-silver property on the Chile-Argentina border, Barrick…
Aurogin, Morgain combo falls flat with investors
In a move that may become increasingly common in the junior gold sector, Aurogin Resources (AUQ-V, AROG-O) and Morgain Minerals (MGM-V, MGIMF-O) are joining forces to create an emerging gold producer,…
Dividends (April 02, 2007)
Company Div.($) Pay Date Record Date Alcan 0.20* Mar 20 Feb 26 BHP Billiton 0.20* Mar 20 Mar 2 Int’l Royalty 0.015* Mar 26 Mar 9 Newmont 0.12 Mar 29…
Exchange Rates (April 02, 2007)
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Aquiline feasibility looks past cyanide ban (April 02, 2007)
A provincial ban on cyanide in Rio Negro, Argentina, means the word “bankable” couldn’t be used for Aquiline Resources’ (AQI-T, AQLNF-O) “initial” feasibility study on its Calcatreu gold project.