Uranium One Allies With Russians In Kazakhstan
With the spectre of rising Russian influence in the democratically challenged former Soviet republic of Kazakhstan, Uranium One (UUU-T, SXRZF-O) has formed a strategic alliance with a Russian state-ow…
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Yamana Sells Off Mines To Aura
Latin America-focused Yamana Gold (YRI-T, AUY-N) is selling its three most costly gold mines to Aura Minerals (ORA-T, ORAUF-O) for US$200 million, putting some analysts on the lookout for a Yamana sho…
Medoro To Buy Colombia Goldfields
Medoro Resources (MRS-V) has exploration properties in Mali and Venezuela but wants to diversify its assets and reduce political risk. Colombia Goldfields (GOL-T, CGDF-O) is exploring the historic Mar…
Western Potash On The Upswing
Analysts at Wellington West Capital Markets believe investors in junior explorer Western Potash Corp. (WPX-V) will do well over the next 12 months.
Harry Winston Reports Q1 Loss Of US$45M
Harry Winston Diamond (HW-T, HWD-N) CEO Bob Gannicott had the synonyms for “bad” out in full force at the company’s annual general meeting in Toronto on June 4.
Glen Eagle To Sue Kinbauri Over Failed Financing
VANCOUVER — Glen Eagle Resources (GER-V, GERFF-O) says it intends to sue Kinbauri Gold (KNB-V, KINBF-O) for damages over what it calls a breach of the two juniors’ April agreement that would have see…
M&A, Financings Power Junior Sector
The year’s 23rd trading week was highlighted by lots of small but significant events, as the North American mining sector continued to gain strength after a long hard winter of hunkering down.
Rare Earth Metals: On The Cusp Of A Rally?
While the surge in high-technology and green technology applications for rare earths seemingly indicates good times ahead for miners and explorers of these metals, an Australian analyst suggests a dos…
Correction (June 22, 2009)
In our article on uranium in Niger ( T. N. M. , June 15-21/09), the reserve numbers for the Arlit, Akouta and Imouraren mines, and the projected annual production for Imouraren should be in tonnes of …
Severstal Improves High River Offer
High River Gold Mines’ (HRG-T, HRIVF-O) largest shareholder, Russian steelmaker Severstal, is sweetening its bid for the gold producer.
Uranium Poised For Rebound As Demand Outstrips Supply
VANCOUVER– A symposium on the state of the uranium market and how to profit from it drew a good crowd away from the Vancouver sunshine on June 3 and presenting speakers made it worth the crowd’s whil…
U.S. Markets – June 9-15
Although the main indexes in the United States retreated slightly during the June 9-15 reporting period, consumer confidence south of the border rose to its highest level in nine months.