Strong drill results from Haile
Romarco Minerals (R-T) is continuing to see high-grade results from its Haile gold property in South Carolina as part of its ongoing drill program.
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Venture gains for third straight week
Vancouver – The S&P TSX Venture Exchange Index rose for the third week in a row during the July 18-22 period, gaining 52.22 points to close at 2,059.60. From a strictly technical perspective, this year’s market downturn appears to have…
U.S. markets gather steam, July 18-22
As debate in the U.S. Congress over raising the government’s US$14.3 trillion debt ceiling continued to make markets uneasy during the July 18-22 trading week, there was some good news across the Atlantic, where Eurozone countries and the…
Fortune, Posco to hook up
To advance its Mount Klappan anthracite coal project in northwest B.C., Fortune Minerals (FT-T) is partnering with South Korean steelmaker Posco.
Joe Conway to lead combined Northgate and Primero
Only a year after Joe Conway took the helm at Primero Mining (P-T), the former Iamgold (IMG-T, IAG-N) president and CEO is set for another big change.
Pele shares surge on Eco Ridge’s PEA
Pele Mountain Resources’ (GEM-V) shares got a healthy boost on the back of a positive preliminary economic assessment (PEA) that shows its Eco Ridge rare earth element (REE) and uranium project in Elliot Lake, Ont., could potentially be…
Editorial: Chileans tire of Piera
Chile’s mining sector was rocked by a 24-hour walkout in mid-July by unionized workers at state-owned Codelco, the world’s largest copper miner. It’s the first countrywide strike at Codelco in 18 years.
Commentary: Goldcorp-Cree agreement sets a precedent
For the first time since the Agreement Respecting a New Relationship Between the Cree Nation and the Government of Quebec (the Peace of the Braves) was signed in 2002, a major collaboration agreement was concluded in February 2011 between a…
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Stewart Group beefs up capacity
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Tuesday, July 19, 2011