2012

A view of the creek running through Brixton Metals' Thorn property. Source: Brixton Metals

Brixton cuts high grades at Oban in 2012

VANCOUVER — Vancouver-based explorer Brixton Metals (BBB-V) cannot help but be excited by the silver-equivalent grades it has been cutting at its Thorn pollymetallic project 130km southwest of Atlin in northwestern British Columbia….


Workers at Stonegate Agricom's Montaro storage facility. Source: Stonegate Agricom

Paris Hills gets bigger, better for Stonegate

Stonegate Agricom (ST-T) has stepped closer to bringing its Paris Hills phosphate project in Idaho on-stream, potentially by late 2014, with a positive feasibility study outlining a bigger and better project than previously thought.


Heavy machinery at Semafo's Mana mine. Source: SEMAFO Inc

Semafo rights the ship

Semafo (SMF-T) is bouncing back from a tough third quarter which saw production dip at its key mine in West Africa.


Eldorado to raise US$600 million

In November, Eldorado Gold (ELD-T) announced plans to offer up to US$500 million in senior unsecured notes due in 2020 to help the company implement growth initiatives and augment its balance sheet. But the proposed offering was withdrawn…



U.S. markets up and down on mixed news

The theme for the period was competing forces as an upbeat report on U.S. jobless claims was weighed against no progress in budget negotiations connected to the coming fiscal cliff. The tension between the two made for mixed results over the…


TSX Venture continues decline, Dec. 3-7

VANCOUVER — The S&P TSX Venture Composite Index continued to lose ground during the Dec. 3-7 trading sessions, dropping 2.8% or 34.8 points before closing the week at 1,186.06 points. Uncertainty over U.S. economic policy negotiations…



Goliad is good to go

Uranium Energy Corp.’s (UEC-X) Goliad in-situ recovery (ISR) project in the uranium belt of southern Texas has received its final permit and is now fully authorized for production, which Haywood Securities analyst Colin Healey expects…


Lundin's Neves-Corvo copper-zinc mine in Portugal. Source: Lundin Mining

Lundin slips on three-year output guidance

Toronto-based Lundin Mining (LUN-T) dropped slightly after publishing its three-year production outlook for 2013 to 2015, as it lowered its estimates for copper, zinc and nickel from its previous guidance, but managed to keep them above 2012…


First Quantum's Kansanshi open pit copper mine. Source: First Quantum

First Quantum adds heft to two Zambian projects

Proving that it isn’t entirely pre-occupied with a potential merger with Inmet Mining (IMN-T), First Quantum Minerals (FM-T) found the time to deliver some serious tonnage from two of its projects in Zambia.


An overview of Talison Lithium's processing plants. Source: Talison Lithium

Talison’s board recommends Chinese bid

A subsidiary of Chinese conglomerate Chengdu Tianqi Industry Group has raised its offer price for Talison Lithium (TLH-T) from $7.15 to $7.50 per share and the Australian lithium producer’s board and its largest shareholder, Resource…


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