Mugabe’s shadow still looms over miners
The debacle that is the election in Zimbabwe is spilling over into an already weak mining industry. According to …
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High costs leach revenues at Endeavour Silver (April 07, 2008)
Endeavour Silver (EDR-T, EXK-X) posted record production and revenue last year, but escalating costs and a US$1.3 m…
At last, a little blue sky for Gammon Gold
Stung by a string of bad news over the last year ranging from a third-quarter loss of US$44.8 million to start-up p…
Metallica, New Gold, Peak Gold to merge
What do you get when three junior gold companies jump into bed together? You get a globally diversified intermediate gold producer with a market capitalization of about US$1.6 billion.
INTERNATIONAL QUOTES (April 07, 2008)
Australia (A$) April 1 March 24 Change Bendigo Mining 0.29 0.31 -0.02 Centamin Egypt 1.48 1.48 0.00 Croesus Mining 0.28 n/a n/a Kingsgate Cons. 4.03 4.29 -0.26 Lion S…
SPOT PRICES (April 07, 2008)
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Conservationist calls for co-operation with mining
Monte Hummel, President Emeritus of the World Wildlife Fund Canada, called on both the mining community and environmental organizations to work towards a common understanding, during the Meet the Mine…
PRODUCER AND DEALER PRICES (April 07, 2008)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$5,850/t.
Cassidy strikes Guinea gold
VANCOUVER–It may not be the easiest country in the world in which to do business but Cassidy Gold (CDY-V, CSYGF-O) is showing that, if you can get drills turning, there’s gold to be had in Guinea.
HudBay ordered to give 777 records to Callinan (April 07, 2008)
A Manitoba court has ruled that HudBay Minerals (HBM-T, HBMFF-O) must provide Callinan Mines (CAA-V, CCNMF-O) with financial records for the 777 copper- zinc mine in Flin Flon.
Pallancata sees 187% reserve boost
International Minerals (IMZ-T, IMZLF-O) has boosted proven and probable reserves by 187% at its Pallancata silver-gold mine, in southern Peru.
Wallbridge inks deal with Vale Inco and Xstrata Nickel
Wallbridge Mining (WM-T, WLBMF-O) is teaming up with heavyweight nickel producers Vale Inco and Xstrata Nickel in a joint venture to find the next big deposit in the Sudbury mining camp.