Silvercorp to build new mill at Ying
After a spending spree this year during which Silvercorp Metals (SVM-T, SVMFF-O) acquired three new properties within 15 km of its Ying silver camp, the company has started to build a 2,000-tonne-per-…
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Mine life, costs grow at Hard Creek’s Turnagain
Vancouver — An updated preliminary assessment for Hard Creek Nickel’s (HNC-V, HNCKF-O) Turnagain nickel deposit in northern British Columbia points to the economic potential of an open-pit operation …
Lending Rates (December 24, 2007)
as of 9 a.m. ET, Dec 18, 2007(%)
Lihir Gold restoring operations at Ballarat mine (December 24, 2007)
Vancouver — Following a recent rock fall at its Ballarat mine in Australia’s Victoria state, Lihir Gold (LGG-T, LIHR-Q, LGL-A) is moving to re-establish underground development operations.
Toronto Stock Exchange Dec. 11-17
As the TSX Composite Index plunged 553.25 points, or nearly 4%, to 13,387.11 over the Dec. 11-17 trading period, the Bank of Canada moved to lower interest rates and improve liquidity with a $205-mill…
TSX Venture Exchange Dec. 11-17
Gold slipping below US$800 per oz., coupled with year-end tax loss selling, prompted a 143.32-point drop in the S&P-TSX Venture Composite Index over the Dec. 11-17 trading session. The index close…
U.S. Markets Dec. 11-17
It was a woeful week for the U.S. markets. The housing slump continued to weigh heavily on the economy, and mortgage defaults further tightened the credit market over the Dec. 11-17 trading session. S…
Producer and Dealer Prices (December 24, 2007)
Antimony : Mid-mkt US$5,540/t.
Canaf eyes DRC diamond miner (December 24, 2007)
Vancouver — Canaf Group (CAF-V) is planning to gain a toehold in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s (DRC) diamond sector through a majority interest in a private Congolese mining company.
Scoping study adds 12 years to Anatolia’s Copler gold mine
Even though a scoping study on the sulphide portion of Anatolia Minerals Development’s (ANO-T) Copler gold project …
Silvermex Resources updates San Marcial silver property
For most of the last five centuries, Mexico has been the world’s largest silver producer much of it coming from t…
Andean American reports new result at Invicta in Peru
Additional infill diamond drilling at Andean American Mining’s (AAG-V) Invicta exploration project in Peru, has yie…