Editorial: Rudd’s fall stokes miners’ optimism
The swift and surprising ouster of controversial Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd brought with it new ho…
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Endeavour to take the rest of Etruscan Resources
Shares of Etruscan Resources (EET-T) leapt 15.4% to 45¢ on news that Endeavour Financial (EDV-T) plans to…
Alexis’ Lac Pelletier downgraded in feasibility study
Vancouver – A feasibility study on Alexis Minerals’ (AMC-T, AXSMF-O) Lac Pelletier property in western Quebec …
TSX slumps for June 21-25 period
The TSX Composite Index finished the June 21-25 period lower just as the riots around the G20 meetings were ge…
Prefeasibility released on underground operation at Semafo’s Mana mine
A proposed underground mine that would complement Semafo’s (SMF-T, SEMF-O) existing open-pit Mana operation in…
US equity markets down from June 21-25
British economist John Maynard Keynes’s maxim that “markets can remain irrational a lot longer than you and I …
Venture board sheds 2% over June 21-25
The TSX Venture Exchange slipped nearly 2% over the June 21-25 trading period, down 29.46 points, to close at …
Cliffs tops KWG offer for Spider
KWG Resources (KWG-V) has until July 6 to match Cliffs Natural Resources’ (CLF-N) latest offer for Spider Reso…
Semafo hits new high on drill results (June 28, 2010)
VANCOUVER — Semafo’s (SMF-T, SEMFF-O) share price has hit its highest level in over a decade following on-time facility upgrades, completion of a major round of financing and new high-grade gold hits…
Aurizon reads between Casa Berardi mines
VANCOUVER — With two underground gold deposits actively being mined at the Casa Berardi project in northwestern Quebec, Aurizon Mines (ARZ-T, ARK-N) recently completed a drill program to better under…
Quadra FNX loses Chinese partner for Sierra Gorda (June 28, 2010)
A Chinese utility company has walked away from a potential 50-50 joint-venture deal with recently-merged Quadra FNX Mining (QUX-T) for its Sierra Gorda copper-gold- molybdenum project and Franke coppe…
Labour problems dog Gammon at El Cubo
One year after a six-week strike shut down Gammon Gold’s (GAM-T, GRS-N) El Cubo gold-silver mine in Mexico, a second wave of labour unrest has now forced management to put the mine on care and mainten…