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Great Quest rises on Mali’s phosphate potential

It must have been one inspiring annual shareholders meeting for Great Quest Metals (GQ-V) as the company’s shares jumped just a day after it was concluded. In Toronto on June 14 the company’s shares were up 26% or 85¢ to $4.15 on 98,400…


TSX tumbles to a six-month low

The June 6-10 trading week saw the TSX Composite Index tumble 433.9 points, or 3.2%, to end at 13,084, hitting its lowest level in more than six months. The drop came as concerns over the global recovery pace and Greece’s debt crisis rose.


Venture slides to seven-month low

The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index continued to slide during the June 6-10 trading period, falling 79.6 points to 1,934. The index has already retreated approximately 21.5% from its early March peak of 2,464 points, slightly more than the…


Banro raises funds for Congolese hospital

The Banro Foundation, a charity created by Canadian gold explorer Banro (BAA-T, BAA-N)  in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, raised $80,000 for the Panzi Hospital in the eastern part of the country.


New York markets continue to slide

The market slump continued unabated for the June 6-10 period as The Dow Jones industrial average dropped 200 points to finish at 11,951.91, while the S&P 500 index was off 30 points to end up at 1,210.98. The drop-off after market watchers…


Aurizon expands resource at Hosco

Drilling in the last three quarters of 2010 and January 2011 has boosted by 31% the in-pit measured and indicated resource at Aurizon Mines’ (ARZ-T, AZK-X) Hosco deposit, part of the gold producer’s Joanna project in northwestern Quebec.


Mining in Colombia: a closer look

Vancouver – An ever-growing interest in the geological potential of Colombia from both resource companies and investors has helped the South American country become one of the world’s most popular mining destinations in recent years.


Rio Novo Gold is a near-term producer in Brazil

Rio Novo Gold (RN-T) hopes to become a near-term gold producer by bringing its two advanced-stage Brazilian properties into production — the Almas gold project in the southeastern part of Tocantins state and the Guaranta gold project in the…


Osisko Mining president CEO Sean Roosen (centre) hoists the company's first gold bar, with members of the executive team at the company's general meeting in May. Photo by Osisko Mining

Osisko’s Malartic tale of guts and glory (June 13, 2011)

When pressed about some of the many challenges he faced developing the Malartic gold deposit in Quebec into a commercial mine during one of the toughest economic times this century, Sean Roosen admits sleep deprivation was one of them.


Pretium plans Brucejack mine

Pretium Resources (PVG-T) has completed a preliminary economic assessment of its Brucejack gold-silver project in northern British Columbia, a little more than six months after acquiring the project and listing on the Toronto Stock…


International Lithium president Mike Sieb at the Mariana lithium project in Argentina.

New lithium junior gets ready to explore (June 13, 2011)

Newly listed International Lithium (ILC-V) spent two years cherry-picking projects, securing a strategic partner and fulfilling requirements for a plan of arrangement. Now, the company is ready to get the drills turning on its lithium and rare…



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