Kwanika drill hole ignites Serengeti stock
Vancouver – Serengeti Resources (SIR-V) says drilling on its Kwanika property in north central British Columbia ha…
2007
Anglo kickstarts coal mine in northeastern B.C.
Vancouver – Having reopened its Trend coal mine, a consortium led by Anglo Coal Canada is eyeing expansion near Tum…
Rio Tinto rethinks Sweetwater uranium sale
Vancouver – A hot uranium market has prompted Rio Tinto (RTP-N, RIO-L) to pull the proposed sale of its Sweetwater …
Ecstall rejects takeover bid from Mantle
Vancouver – Ecstall Mining (EAM-V, ESMGF-O) is telling shareholders to reject a takeover bid by Mantle Resources (M…
Nuinsco nickel spinout ready for vote
Management of Nuinsco Resources (NWI-T, NUIRF-O) has set a meeting of shareholders for Jan. 26 to consider a spinof…
New tax scheme coming to Bolivia (January 08, 2007)
Speculations over Bolivian president Evo Morales’ plans for the mining sector were rekindled by strong words from h…
European Goldfields ups production in Greece
European Goldfields (EGU-T) is both ramping up production and adding years to the life of its Stratoni silver-zinc-…
Daily Metal Prices (January 08, 2007)
BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)
TSX Venture Exchange December 21-29
In wrapping up a banner year for commodity prices, the junior mining-dominated TSX Venture Composite Index closed 2006 on a rally, surging 140.8 points, or almost 5%, to 2,987.08 over the holiday shor…
U.S. Markets December 21-29
As stock markets in the United States paused to mark the death of former president Gerald Ford, investors were left to wonder whether or not the gains that sent the Dow Jones Industrial Average to a s…
Brilliant Sees New Nickel Zone Develop at Lanfranchi
Vancouver — Underground drilling on the newly discovered Deacon zone at Brilliant Mining’s (BMC-V) Lanfranchi mine joint venture in Western Australia’s Kambalda region has cut additional high-grade n…
Cons Gold Win Likes the Look of South Dolly Varden Core
Vancouver — Before even finishing the first drill hole on its South Dolly Varden gold-copper project in Elko Cty., Nev., Consolidated Gold Win Ventures (CGW-V, CGWVF-O) felt compelled to share visual…