Lundin’s Rebound Buoys HudBay
VANCOUVER– HudBay Minerals’ (HBM-T, HBMFF-O) failed bid to acquire Lundin Mining (LUN-T, LUNMF-O) in the spring led to a nasty boardroom battle and then new leadership for the mid-tier Canadian miner…
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Costs Down For FNX In Q2
Cost cutting was the key to FNX Mining’s (FNX-T, FNXMF-O) second- quarter success.
ATW Gold Targets Gold-Copper At Gullewa
VANCOUVER — As part of a confirmation and stepout drill program at its Gullewa project in Australia, ATW Gold (ATW-V, ATWGF-O) has hit a 28-metre intercept grading 1.54 grams gold per tonne, 1.5 gram…
Crescent Gold Expands Laverton
Although Crescent Gold’s (CRA-T, CRE-A) Barnicoat mill in Laverton, Western Australia, will remain on care and maintenance, the company is buying up nearby land packages with a production plan in mind…
First Resource For Crosshair’s Bootheel Uranium Project
The state of Wyoming has produced well in excess of 200 million lbs. of uranium oxide and Crosshair Exploration & Mining (CXX-T, CXZ-X) believes its flagship Bootheel project will play a role in b…
How The Toxics Reduction Strategy Could Label Your Drugstore A Dangerous Place
— The following is an article from the Ontario Mining Association.
CBGA III Bullish For Gold
Early August provided some good news for gold bulls in the form of a second, five-year renewal of the landmark Central Bank Gold Agreement (CBGA), now approaching its 10th anniversary.
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Allied Nevada Gold — Deborah Lassiter appointed director of corporate environmental affairs.
Yamana Steps In To Aid Orphanage
A US$100,000 donation by Yamana Gold (YRI-T, AUY-N) will allow a folding orphanage in Ethiopia to stay afloat until 43 of its children can come to Canada to live with their new families.
Lower Production Hurts Quadra
Second-quarter production was lower than expected for Vancouverbased copper miner Quadra Mining (QUA-T, QADMF-O), and the company’s shares fell as a result.
Fuel And Electricity Drive Cameco Profits Higher In Q2
Higher cost of sales in its uranium business and lower production and higher operating costs in its gold business were offset by strong revenues in fuel services and electricity, Cameco (CCO-T, CCJ-N)…
U.S. Markets – Aug. 11-17
The world markets finished off the Aug. 11-17 reporting period with a major sell-off. Investors panicked when data showed that U. S. consumers had tightened their wallets instead of opening them back …