Editorial: Shuffling the deck
As many predicted in mid-year, mergers and acquisitions activity in the gold sector continues to be the name of the game as the global economy limps along to the end of the year.
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Commentary: New rules, new tools in Ontario’s Mining Act
In 2006, the Ontario government introduced its first-ever Mineral Development Strategy, which provided the foundation for the sustainable management and stewardship of Ontario’s mineral resources.
Goodman donates mystery amount to Laurentian
Dundee Corp. (DC-T) CEO Ned Goodman and the Goodman Family Foundation have made a significant financial contribution to Laurentian University in Sudbury, Ont.
Ur-Energy clears final hurdle at Lost Creek
Shares of Ur-Energy(URE-T, URG-X) rose 5% to 99¢ on Oct. 5, after the U.S. Bureau of Land Management approved the company’s operation plan for the Lost Creek uranium in-situ recovery project in Wyoming’s Sweetwater County.
Critical Elements eyes path to production
“You know when you find a mine in your life, you are lucky,” says Jean-Sébastien Lavallée, president and CEO of Critical Elements (CRE-V), which is advancing a bankable feasibility study on the Rose tantalum-lithium…
Argex targets titanium dioxide production
VANCOUVER — Montreal-based Argex Titanium (RGX-V) is having a great year. The company has surged 142% over the past ten months as it moves its proprietary solvent-extraction system towards commercial viability. Argex also maintains a…
Gold Canyon gains ounces but loses grade at Springpole
Gold Canyon Resources (GCU-V) managed to boost total ounces in its latest resource update, but it did so at the cost of grade.
MBAC advances high-grade REO deposit
Toronto-based MBAC Fertilizer Corp. (MBC-T, MBCFF-O) has carved out a near-surface and high-grade rare earth oxide deposit that includes niobium and phosphate in the municipality of Araxá in Brazil’s Minas Gerais state and plans to…
American Vanadium’s evolution fueled by technology
VANCOUVER — Just under two years ago Vancouver-based American Vanadium (AVC-V) envisioned itself as a specialty metals miner. The company planned to put its wholly-owned Gibellini vanadium deposit into production by the end of 2012…
Strateco soars on Matoush’s exploration licence
Strateco Resources’ (RSC-T) shares surged 32% after the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) granted it an exploration licence for its underground Matoush uranium project in Quebec’s Otish Basin.
Short Position Report
TSX Short Positions Short positions outstanding at Oct. 15/12 (with changes from Sept….
Complementary skill sets bring Blue Gold and Riverstone together
Over the last eighteen months Mark O’Dea, president and chief executive officer of Blue Gold Mining (BGX-V), has kicked the tires of over 100 projects and companies in his quest to find something that would appeal to shareholders.