The Crimean nickel effect
Where gold was once the key barometer for geopolitical bad news, lately nickel has been hogging the stage.
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More strong results for Premier’s Hardrock
Premier Gold Mines (TSX: PG; US-OTC: PIRGF) is almost finished a 60,000-metre infill drilling program at its Hardrock deposit in the Geraldton–Beardmore district of northern Ontario, and it’s on track to incorporate the…
Metals, mining and money markets
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Fission merges four zones with another ‘best ever’ hit
VANCOUVER — Fission Uranium (TSXV: FCU; US-OTC: FCUUF) has drilled the best intercept to date at its Patterson Lake South (PLS) project in Saskatchewan — again.
Excellon CEO on Mexico, taxes and trust
Excellon Resources’ (TSX: EXN; US-OTC: EXLLF) La Platosa Mine in Durango is one of the world’s highest-grade silver mines. The mine also boasts lead and zinc by-products that make it one of the lowest cash-cost silver mines in…
Glass Earth reborn as Antipodes Gold, stays focused on NZ
VANCOUVER — New Zealand hosts intriguing mineralogy when it comes to epithermal gold–silver systems, and newly minted Antipodes Gold (TSXV: AXG; US-OTC: GELGD) is taking advantage of the near-term production potential of its…
Asanko closer to realizing vision in Ghana
First it took the vision and now it is about following through.
[Update] Ivanhoe unveils Platreef PEA as drills hit at Ga-Madiba
VANCOUVER — Robert Friedland’s Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN; US-OTC: IVPAF) is sitting on an impressive platinum group metals (PGM) resource at its Platreef property, situated 280 km northeast of Johannesburg, South Africa,. And the…
Osisko continues to fend off Goldcorp’s hostile bid
Osisko Mining’s (TSX: OSK) CEO Sean Roosen maintains the company’s Canadian Malartic gold mine in Quebec is being grossly undervalued by Goldcorp (TSX:G; NYSE: GG) which launched a hostile US$5.95 per share takeover bid in…
NovaCopper boosts resources at Bornite
VANCOUVER — Explorer NovaCopper (TSX: NCQ, NYSE-MKT: NCQ) has reason to be pleased with results of a busy 2013 field season at its Bornite copper deposit in northwestern Alaska’s Ambler mining district.
Denison bids for JV partner Enexco
VANCOUVER — According to chairman Lukas Lundin, Denison Mines (TSX: DML; NYSE-MKT: DNN) aims to be the “pre-eminent exploration company in the Athabasca basin,” and it has taken step in that direction with its friendly…
Metals, mining and money markets
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