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Teck to buy SilverBirch Energy

Teck Resources (TCK.B-T, TCK-N) is raising its exposure to Alberta’s oil sands with plans to purchase SilverBirch Energy (SBE-V) in a cash and stock deal worth about $435 million. The acquisition will give Teck the rest of the Frontier oil…


U.S. equities turn positive, Jan. 3-6

The first week of 2012 started off better than expected for U.S. equities with the Dow Jones Industrial Index climbing 1.17% or 142.36 points to close at 12,359.92 and the S&P 500 index rising 1.61% or 20.21 points to finish at 1,277.81….


Auracle shares pop 51% before drill results

Shares of new Vancouver-based gold explorer Auracle Resources (AAL-V) spiked 51% last week to 46¢ apiece before the release of assay results from the company’s first round of drilling at its Mexican Hat gold property in Arizona.





Drillers at work at Inmet Mining's Cobre Panama copper project, 20 km west of Panama City. Photo by Inmet Mining

Inmet’s Cobre Panama clears environmental hurdle

Inmet Mining (IMN-T) shares surged $3.12 apiece, or 4.76%, to close at $68.62 in the new year after the company announced that the Panamanian government  has approved an environmental and social impact assessment for its Cobre Panama…


Lundin completes Semblana resource

Lundin Mining (LUN-T) discovered the Semblana copper deposit adjacent to its Neves-Corvo mine in Southern Portugal in September last year, and describes it on its website as the “first new massive-sulphide deposit discovery at Neves-Corvo in…



Adriana joins the Wuhan clan

Adriana Resources’ (ADI-V) shares are back up after dropping 15% on Dec. 19 as the company reported that it’s partnering with Wisco International Resources to develop the Lac Otelnuk and December Lake iron ore properties in Nunavik, Que….


Artisanal miners in the Vindaloo zone at Avion Gold's Hounde gold project in Burkina Faso. Photo by Avion Gold

Avion triples Hounde resource to 1.6M oz. gold

In less than two years, Avion Gold (AVR-T) has turned a group of early stage mineral concessions in Burkina Faso into a 1.6-million-oz. gold project, with management convinced of its potential for growth. 



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