Editorial: Good news for US miners from Ninth Circuit
Miners active in the western U.S. are soaking in a rare bit of good news from the nation’s court system.The U.S…
2008
Tinpo plays white knight to Western Prospector
Western Prospector Group’s (WNP-V, WEPGF-O) confidence that Khan Resources’ (KRI-T, KHRIF-O) hostile takeover wou…
Full Metal’s Little White Man gets bigger (July 14, 2008)
Vancouver – The first drill results from Full Metal Minerals’ (FMM-V) 2008 program have expanded the size of a zinc…
Ontario to block mining from boreal forest
Mining, forestry and all other kinds of development will be banned from nearly half of Ontario’s northern boreal re…
Mines Management clears a hurdle in Montana
Mines Management (MGT-T) has been given one official nod for its Montanore silver and copper project in northweste…
Barrick bids for junior energy company to mitigate oil costs
Barrick Gold (ABX-T, ABX-N) is hedging against soaring oil prices with an all-cash offer for Albertan oil and gas j…
Correction: Khan Resources
Khan Resources’ (KRI-T, KHRIF-O) Dornod project has probable reserves of 49 million lbs. uranium oxide from the No….
DIVIDENDS (July 14, 2008)
Note: Vale will pay $0.52* on common and pr sh in two instlmnts on Apr 30 and Oct 31. Alcoa will pay $0.9367* per share on $3.75* cmltv prf stk on July 1, rec June 13. Hecla Mining will pay $0.875* di…
Helio hitting gold in Tanzania (July 14, 2008)
VANCOUVER — Helio Resource (HRC-V, HELOF-O) has been working away at the SMP gold project in southwestern Tanzania for two years and its efforts are starting to pay off. Strong drilling results from …
Solex contracts SGS for bulk metallurgical test
Solex Resources (SOX-V) has enlisted SGS Minerals’ metallurgical group to produce a bulk metallurgical test for the company’s Macusani South uranium project in Peru.
AMEC, Aker Solutions to work on Mary River project
Baffinland Iron Mines (BIM-T, BIMGF-O) has hired AMEC and Aker Solutions to help with the development of its Mary River project on Baffin Island, Nunavut.
Monument raising $38M for Malaysia gold project
Monument Mining (MMY-V) is raising $38 million to move its 100%-owned Selinsing gold project in Malaysia toward production.