Locally sourced fertilizer sounds right to Stonegate
With a prefeasibility study now in the bag Stonegate Agricom (ST-T) is on track to do something that no other junior has done in the phosphate space for a very long time.
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Mitsubishi takes stake in Marathon
Mitsubishi Corp. of Japan will invest US$94.9 million for a 25% stake in Stillwater Mining’s (SWC.U-T, SWC-N) Marathon project, a platinum group metals and copper deposit near the north shore of Lake Superior about 10 km north of the town…
Class actions now in session
Vancouver — The numbers are sobering: A $4-billion class action lawsuit against Kinross Gold (K-T, KGC-N), a $1-billion claim against Baffinland Iron Mines, a $250-million claim against Agnico-Eagle Mines (AEM-T, AEM-N), a $66-million…
Rio may sell its diamond assets
Rio Tinto (RIO-N, RIO-L, RIO-A) is pondering whether its diamond assets have lost its sparkle.
Northern Vertex finds more Mossy gold
Northern Vertex Mining (NEE-V, NHVCF-O) has its first assays in from the diamond drill part of its latest program at the Moss gold and silver project in Arizona.
Venture drops 50 points in March 19-23 period
Vancouver — Three days of losses well outweighed two days of gains in the March 19 to 23 period, leaving the S&P TSX Venture Composite Index down 50.65 points at 1,555.52 points. Volume was noticeably down for the whole period,…
First Quantum preps Sentinel for production
First Quantum Minerals (FM-T, FQM-L), which has several copper projects in its development pipeline, has provided a maiden reserve and resource for its Sentinel copper project in Zambia.
TSX falls on fears of slowdown in China
The TSX Composite Index fell 29 points to finish the March 19 to 23 period at 12,465.66 points. The sell-off came after market participants were surprised by bad manufacturing numbers out of China and Europe.
Riverstone reports wide intersects at Goulagou I
The results of ten diamond drill holes at the Goulagou I deposit will allow Riverstone Resources (RVS-V, RVREF-O) to upgrade the resource model at its flagship Karma gold project in Burkina Faso, the company says.
Silver Wheaton rises on record 2011 revenues
Vancouver — Silver Wheaton (SLW-T, SLW-N) is the reigning king of silver-stream financing, and the company continued to experience notable growth in 2011.
U.S. markets edge slightly lower, Mar. 19-23
The Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 index lost some ground during the Mar. 19-23 trading week. The Dow was down 1.15% to 13,080.73 and the S&P posted its second negative week so far this year falling 0.50% at 1,397.11. It…
Tahoe looks for milestones at Escobal
Controlling one of the world’s richest silver deposits, Tahoe Resources (THO-T) is looking towards another year of milestones as it works to put its Escobal project in Guatemala into production.