Red-hot coal market will moderate: analysts
Coal has been a stellar performer lately, with prices advancing in recent contract negotiations for both metallurgical coal (coking coal), used in steel manufacturing, and thermal coal, used to produc…
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Red Chris back on front burner
The week ended June 21, the 25th trading week of 2008, was highlighted by a court victory that is broadly encouraging for all juniors actively developing mines in Canada.
Oil money now flowing to mining
The government of Ras Al Khaimah, a part of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), has set up what may become the first Mi…
East Energy Corp acquires Alberta coal property
East Energy Corp (EEC-V) is acquiring 100% of the Hinton coal property in the foothills of central Alberta, about 3…
Coal market is red hot, but prices will moderate eventually
Coal has been a stellar performer lately, with prices advancing in recent contract negotiations for both metallurgi…
Court ruling comes down on Centerra
Centerra Gold (CG-T) had its share price hammered after a court ruling against it coincided with the departure of t…
Asian Mineral quietly opens new frontier in Vietnam
Diplaying a different philosophy than most juniors, Asian Mineral Resources (ASN-V, AIERF-O) decided to keep quiet when it finished its feasibility study for the Ban Phuc massive sulphide nickel proje…
Silvercorp Metals on fast track in China
Silvercorp Metals (SVM-T, SVMFF-O) is on a tear in China.
Japan makes plans for energy, resources
Japan is highly sensitive to energy and resource markets because of its situation as a resource-poor nation, almost totally dependent on imported commodities. In view of the increased demand for commo…
East Asia Minerals bullish on Indonesia (June 16, 2008)
Trench sampling at its Miwah gold project, in Indonesia’s Aceh province, has returned intersections as promising as 14 metres of 9.41 grams gold per tonne, East Asia Minerals (EAS-V, EAIAF-O) says.
Copper supply to remain tight to 2010: Citigroup
Copper prices are often viewed as a barometer for many other base metals and — if current indications are any guide — there’s nowhere to go, it seems, but up.
Monument Mining raising $38m to advance toward gold production in Malaysia
Monument Mining (MMY-V) is raising $38 million to move its 100%-owned Selinsing gold project in Malaysia toward pro…