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The Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada is advocating against proposed Bill C-300. Below is some of what PDAC has to say about the bill. For more information and advice on how to take act…

The Innu Matimekush-Lake-John First Nation has agreed to remove barricades that were blocking access to New Millennium Capital’s (NML-V) direct shipping ore (DSO) project near Schefferville, Que., sin…

Adamus Resources — Mark Bojanjac resigned as managing director and CEO; Mark Connelly appointed managing director and CEO.

According to a May 2010 integrated development plan for Ivanhoe Mines’ (IVN-T, IVN-N) Oyu Tolgoi copper-gold project in Mongolia, the total project cash requirement to get the mine into production in …

Mining equipment supplier Atlas Copco has entered the crushing and screening business with its recent acquisition of Hartl Powercrusher. The expanded company now offers a wide range of track-mounted m…

Bouwa Whee has taken over the contract to provide catering, accommodation, housekeeping, maintenance and camp management services for Rio Tinto and Harry Winston Diamond’s Diavik project in the Northw…

Positive economic data from the U.S. had investors less afraid of the dreaded double-dip recession and the TSX composite index partook in that new optimism as it climbed from 265 points to finish the …

In a clear end to the summer doldrums the S&P TSX Venture composite index gained ground every day over the Aug. 30-Sept. 3 trading period, adding 77.11 points to reach 1,565.96. Daily trading volu…

The U.S. unemployment rate in August increased a tenth of a point to 9.6%, but a bigger-than-expected rise of 67,000 in private payrolls moderated the gloom somewhat during the Aug. 30-Sept. 3 trading…

COURTE SY OF SCOTIABANK

Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, Sept. 6, 2010 (change from Aug. 31 in brackets):

Antimony: Mid-mkt US$9,766.66/t.