2012


Chile, Peru must meet energy challenges as mining booms

VANCOUVER — The Andean nations of Chile and Peru are firmly established as the top copper producing locales in the world. Chile holds the number one spot with annual production clocking in at roughly 4.9 million tonnes, while Peru sits in…


Edgewater secures $120M financing for Corcoesto

VANCOUVER — Edgewater Exploration (EDW-V) has secured in principle a $120 million debt financing for its flagship Corcoesto gold project in Spain as it moves the project towards production.



Silver Predator’s Taylor project doesn’t disappoint

Results from the first fourteen of twenty-five drill holes from its 2012 exploration program at its flagship Taylor project in Nevada sent shares of Silver Predator (SPD-T) up 35% to 25¢ a share on 7,300 shares traded. 



Venture down in June 11-15 period

VANCOUVER — The S&P TSX Venture Composite Index dropped 41.91 points after four days of losses outweighed one day of gains in the June 11-15 period, ending at 1,251.02 points. Volume was also down for most of the period, but a spike…



U.S. markets move higher, June 11-15

U.S. factory output contracted in May for the second time in three months and consumer prices fell 0.3 percent, but news late in the week that major central banks were prepared to take collective action to provide liquidity and prevent a credit…


The headframe at Alexis Minerals' Snow Lake gold mine project in west-central Manitoba. Photo by Alexis Minerals

Alexis promises a turnaround

Alexis Minerals (AMC-T) is looking to redeem itself by restarting the Snow Lake gold mine in Manitoba, with the help of a conditional financing.Credit Suisse has agreed to provide the junior US$45 million to revive the past-producing mine…


Mineral Mountain Resources president Nelson Baker (third from left) and VP of exploration Wally Rayner (fourth from left) with colleagues at the Holy Terror gold project in South Dakota, in which Mineral Mountain can earn up to a 75% stake from Holy Terror Mining. Photo by Mineral Mountain Resources

Mineral Mountain strikes deal with Holy Terror

Mineral Mountain Resources (MMV-V) is betting that the legendary Homestake gold belt has some life left in it.The company has signed an option agreement to earn up to 75% of a property held by the privately owned and 120-year-old Holy…


Mawson hits 6 metres of 617 grams gold in Finland

Mawson ­Resources’ (MAW-T) share price has spiked after the company released a bonanza-grade drill intercept from its Rompas gold property in northern Finland.Standout hole 11 returned 6 metres grading 617 grams gold per tonne uncut…


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