Colombia’s untapped gold potential lures wary miners
VANCOUVER — Since 1997, the Fraser Institute has ranked the policy attractiveness of more than 60 mining jurisdictions based on a composite index with a maximum possible score of 100.
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SRA revives Mid-Tennessee zinc complex
SITE VISIT GORDONSVILLE, TENNESSEE–During 28 years of production at the Mid-Tennessee zinc mine complex, it wasn’t always the zinc that kept business afloat. Agricultural lime, gravel, germanium and even a…
Gold Canyon boosts Cordero gallium resource (March 03, 2008)
VANCOUVER–Gold Canyon Resources’ (GCU-V, GDCRF-O) has significantly boosted the resource at its Cordero gallium project, in north-central Nevada’s Humboldt Cty.
New mill at La Guitarra to boost Genco’s production
With silver prices at the start of February 27% higher than a year earlier, Genco (GGC-T, GGCRF-O) wants to fast-track production expansion at its La Guitarra silver mine in central Mexico.
LME Warehouse Levels (March 03, 2008)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, Feb 15, 2008 (change from Feb. 12 in brackets):
Roxmark tests potential to reopen Northern Empire (March 03, 2008)
Roxmark Mines (RMK-V, RMKMF-O) has started a 6,200-metre surface diamond-drill program at its Northern Empire mine property near Beardmore, Ont.
Potash One raising more funds for Legacy (March 03, 2008)
VANCOUVER — Little more than a month after closing an $11-million financing, Potash One (KCL-V, KCLOF-O)–which recently changed its name from ISX Resources — is going back to the market looking for…
Commentry
The financial bottom line isn’t the only thing that counts for stakeholders these days. Increasingly, they’re paying close attention to a company’s ethical and environmental performance — its non-fin…
Gold, oil hit record highs
More records were set for commodity prices during the week ended Feb. 23, the eighth trading period of 2008, as both oil and gold prices rose to new, all-time nominal highs as the U.S. dollar suffered…
New Horizons (March 03, 2008)
For centuries, some of the greatest scholars believed in alchemy — the ability to turn base metals into gold. While none ever succeeded, there are echoes of alchemy in today’s technological advances …
Friendly merger promises a new, Intrepid company
Intrepid Mines (IAU-T, IAU-A) and Emperor Mines (EMP-A, EMPMF-O) each have something the other needs.
Tsagaan Tolgoi coal resource buoys SouthGobi Energy (March 03, 2008)
The Tsagaan Tolgoi coal project has measured plus indicated coal resources of 36.4 million tonnes and an additional inferred coal resource of about 9 million tonnes, South- Gobi Energy Resources (SGQ-…