Anyone who thought things could not get any worse should think again. The yellow metal dropped another $1.15 during the report period May 19-25, to land at US$271.20 per oz. on the morning of May 26.G…
A feasibility study on the Loma Hierro silver project in western Cuba has concluded that a mine there could produce nearly 5 million oz. in two years.The project is owned equally by Holmer Gold Mines …
Low zinc prices have prompted Cominco to postpone, until next year, an expansion program at its Cajamarquilla zinc refinery in Peru.The first phase of the expansion, which increased production by 20,0…
Good news keeps pouring in for TVX Gold (TVX-T). The Toronto-based company has received a pre-approval permit for its Olympias polymetallic project in Greece, paving the way for completion of an envir…
Homestake Mining (HM-N) and state-owned Corporacion Nacional Del Cobre de Chile (Codelco) have added to their land position at the Agua de la Falda gold mine in northern Chile.The partners will each c…
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Having endured yet another quarterly loss, mid-tier gold producer Agnico-Eagle Mines (AGE-T) is forging ahead with expansion plans at its Laronde mine in northwestern Quebec.For the 3-month period end…
Idaho Consolidated Metals (IDO-V) has been busy in Montana, putting together a land package near the Stillwater platinum and palladium mine.The junior has entered into a memorandum of understanding wi…
With the Russians again exporting palladium, sending the price of the metal falling by as much as 20%, Stillwater Mining (SWC-X) is moving ahead with construction of a second mine at its East Boulder …
Ongoing drilling by Geomaque Explorations (GEO-T) has extended the La Chicharra zone at its producing San Francisco gold property in Sonora state, Mexico.La Chicharra lies just west of, and along stri…
In a final attempt to restructure its debt, Quinsam Coal has filed for creditor protection and suspended operations at its coal mine near Campbell River, B.C. As a result, 120 unionized workers have b…
Fred Breaks is at it again. The Ontario Geological Survey geologist who discovered Avalon Ventures’ (AVL-V) Big Whopper petalite deposit north of Kenora has uncovered another significant rare-metal pe…
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