Big boost for Minco’s Fuwan silver resource
After a drill season filled with strong silver grades, Minco Silver (MSV-T) has increased the resource for its Fuwa…
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Hard Creek gets updated Turnagain assessment
Vancouver – An updated preliminary assessment for Hard Creek Nickel’s (HNC-V, HNCKF-O) Turnagain nickel deposit in …
Cold winds in Romania for Gabriel
The fallout from the Romanian government’s suspension of the environmental impact assessment for Gabriel Resources …
Kootenay Gold climbs on Promontorio drill results (December 10, 2007)
Vancouver – Kootenay Gold’s (KTN-V) share price shot up after news that the company hit significant precious and ba…
Andean drills high-grade ore shoot at Cerro Negro
Andean Resources (AND-T, AND-A) has found its Cerro Negro gold project in southern Argentina contains more than mee…
Largo reports findings of scoping study for Maracas Vanadium-PGM
With the red-hot steel market in Asia showing no signs of cooling, demand for rare and strategic metals like vanadi…
Canada aims to set new records
Speaking at the recent China Mining Conference in Beijing, Stephen Lucas, assistant deputy minister of Natural Resources Canada, said the country’s total exploration budget this year could reach an un…
People (December 10, 2007)
Universal Uranium — Chairman Ronald Atlas appointed interim president.
Toronto Stock Exchange Nov. 27-Dec. 3
While economists continue their age-old debate over whether Canada catches a cold every time the U.S. sneezes — investor confidence seemed remarkably upbeat on the Toronto Stock Exchange during the t…
U.S. Markets Nov. 27-DEC. 3
In a week that saw no less than three Federal Reserve Bank officials — including chairman Ben Bernanke — talking out of school about tweaking interest rates, United States equity markets put up a st…
TSX Venture Exchange Nov. 27-Dec. 3
The Nov. 27-Dec. 3 trading session was a subdued one for the S&P-TSX Venture Composite Index. The junior board saw slightly more in the way of losses than gains to close down 59.3 points, or 2.2%,…
CVRD changes name to Vale
Say goodbye to the abbreviation CVRD. Companhia Vale do Rio Doce, the Brazilian mining giant, has changed its name to Vale (RIO-N).