Vancouver — Uranium exploration almost died with disco in the 1980s, resulting in a generation of geologists with little experience in this specialized niche. But with uranium a hot commodity once ag…
Santiago, Chile — The discovery of large gold- and copper-bearing belts promises to launch mining in Ecuador, a South American country the size of Nevada, but community opposition threatens to block …
SODANKYLA, FINLAND — It’s a huge, low-grade deposit — but can it be a money-maker? That’s the question facing Scandinavian Minerals (sgl-t) as it works hard to develop its Kevitsa…
In leaving no stone unturned in the search for its next diamond mine, De Beers is using a Zeppelin airship to fly a combination of gravity and magnetic geophysical surveys across the Kalahari sands of…
Aur Resources’ (AUR-T, AURRF-O) production may have dropped in 2006, but a spike in copper prices allowed the company to more than double its net income to US$293.7 million.
BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)
Precious Metals Price (US$/oz.) Change Gold $684.50 +15.90 Silver $14.49 +0.59 Platinum $1238.00 +25.00 Palladium $353.00 +15.50 Base Metals Price (US$/lb.) Change Nickel $20.00 +0.56 Lead $0.91 +0.08 Copper $2.84…
Antimony : Mid-mkt US$5,390/t.
Vancouver — Aurelian Resources (ARU-V, AUREF-O) has received conditional approval to list its shares on the Toronto Stock Exchange, a milestone that the company hopes will provide it with greater acc…
The TSX Composite Index just won’t settle for a record high — it keeps breaking them. After posting all-time highs for the previous period, the index finished the Feb. 20-26 trading period with a new…
Vancouver — Formation Capital (FCO-T, FCACF-O) got welcome news recently from project partner and operator Cameco (CCO-T, CCJ-N) from drilling on the Virgin River uranium joint venture in northern Sa…
Vancouver — Brilliant Mining (BMC-V) says the discovery of a new high-grade nickel zone at the Lanfranchi mine in western Australia has the potential to double the lifespan of the operation to at lea…
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