Guinea in turmoil
The corpses of protesters have been cleared off the streets of Conakry — Guinea’s capital city. The dead totalled at least 30 after the military opened fire on unarmed crowds, whose numbers had swell…
2007
Robex has golden connections in Mali
When Richard Savard, president of Robex Resources (RBX-V), walks down the street in Bamako, Mali’s capital, he’s a familiar face to many.
BC eyeing $9.5B in mine development spending
Vancouver — British Columbia kicked off the most important conference on its mining calendar by predicting that the province will draw $9.5 billion in mine development spending in the next four years…
Magma Metals drills PGEs at Thunder Bay
Drill holes by Australian junior Magma Metals (MMB-A) have confirmed mineralization at depth on its Thunder Bay North project in north-central Ontario.
Full Metal finds Mt. Andrews’ copper
While testing the periphery of the historic producing Mount Andrews copper-gold mine in southeastern Alaska, Full Metal Minerals (FMM-V, FLMTF-O) encountered sections of magnetite and chalcopyrite min…
Editorial: Gold’s fundamentals still look good
The detailed supply and demand figures for gold released in January by London-based consultants GFMS paint a compelling picture of a bull market that still has a ways to go.
Zimbabwe’s desperate miners dig to escape poverty
Harare, Zimbabwe — The Zimbabwe government is struggling to contain a nationwide wave of illegal prospecting for precious minerals and metals that is threatening the viability of the already troubled…
Tiomin thinking further about Kwale (February 05, 2007)
Faced with delays that may prevent it from meeting financing conditions, Tiomin Resources (TIO-T, TMIRF-O) is “reviewing options” for the development of the Kwale mineral sands project on the east coa…
Jerooy in new hands (February 05, 2007)
The Kyrgyz government has issued a licence for development of the Jerooy gold deposit to a joint venture of state mining agency Kyrgyzaltyn and Austrian-domiciled company Global Gold Holding, further …
People (February 05, 2007)
Amerix Precious Metals — Keith Laskowski appointed president and CEO.
Toronto Stock Exchange January 23-29
Strong contributions from the energy and materials sectors led the TSX Composite Index up 240.19 points to 12,945.96 over the Jan. 23-29 trading period.
TSX Venture Exchange January 23-29
With precious metal prices pretty much even on the week, the S&P-TSX Venture Composite Index made a 2% gain, closing up 58.63 points at 2,905.51 over the Jan. 23-29 trading session. Average daily …