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SPOT PRICESCourtesy of ScotiaBankFriday, June 12, 2012 Precious MetalsPrice…
Sabina’s PEA paints a rosy picture at Back River
A recent preliminary economic assessment (PEA) for Sabina Gold & Silver’s (SBB-T) Back River has sketched a favourable prospect, highlighting high grades and lower-than-expected start-up costs for the gold project in…
US Markets
U.S. equities rallied late in the trading week as markets anticipated that Spain would ask eurozone deputy finance ministers for a bailout for its troubled banks, which it did over the weekend. The Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P…
Centamin’s upgrades a ray of sunshine at Sukari
Shareholders of Egypt-focused gold miner Centamin (CEE-T) have gotten a welcome bit of good news with the the company releasing an upgraded open-pit plan for its flagship Sukari gold mine in southeastern Egypt, some 700 km south of Cairo near…
Commentary: Time is ripe for miners to dole out cash to shareholders
Investors are hardly in the mood for risk.And when risk appetite wanes, the “principal-agent” issue rises to the forefront, pushing investors to favour cash in their own hands rather than it being left at the disposal of company…
Editorial: Gold pivots on Wisconsin vote
The first week of June was a watershed moment in U.S. politics that will likely spill over into how the greenback and gold are valued. On June 5, public-sector unions suffered a major defeat at the ballot box in lefty Wisconsin, of all places…
GTA gets the grade north of Superior
GTA Resources (GTA-V) caught the market’s attention in one fell swoop earlier this year with drill results from its aptly named Northshore project on the north shore of Lake Superior.
Atacama drills deep into Chile
Carl Hansen is a big fan of the Maricunga mineral belt in Chile’s Atacama region, high in the Andes.
Aldridge makes big strides at Yenipazar
VANCOUVER — Aldridge Minerals (AGM-V) is aiming to be the next Canadian explorer to take advantage of a mining boom in Turkey that has drawn substantial international investment, and positioned the country as Europe’s top gold…
Trevali pushes towards Peruvian production
Trevali Mining (TV-T) is getting ever closer to launching Peru’s next polymetallic mine with a little help from a well known player in the metal game: Glencore International (GLEN-L).
MAG Silver updates Juanicipio PEA
In a conference call earlier today MAG Silver’s (MAG-T, MVG-N, MVG-X) president and chief executive, Dan MacInnis, enthusiastically described the company’s Juanicipio project in Mexico as “bullet-proof” and “one…