Alamos to buy Orsa for $3.5M
Cash-rich Alamos Gold (TSX: AGI; NYSE: AGI) has added Orsa Ventures (TSXV: ORN) to its shopping list.
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Sherritt lands in the red in Q2
Sherritt International (TSX: S; US-OTC: SHERF) reported a second-quarter net loss of $10.7 million, or 4¢ a share, falling below earnings of $40.8 million, or 14¢ a share, a year ago.
Wheeler River wins more converts for Denison
Denison Mines (TSX: DML; NYSE-Arca: DNN) owns a 60% stake in the Wheeler River uranium project that lies between Cameco’s (TSX: CCO; NYSE: CCJ) Key Lake mill — the world’s largest high-grade uranium mill — and its…
Underground work delayed at Oyu Tolgoi
Shares in Turquoise Hill Resources (TSX: TRQ; NYSE: TRQ) plunged nearly 20% after the miner’s parent company Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO) halted underground work at the Oyu Tolgoi mine until the Mongolian parliament…
Barclays: Hard landing in China unavoidable as stimulus deemed unsustainable
In a recent issue of Commodities Weekly, China economists at Barclays argue that slowing growth, waning business confidence and a recent tightening in liquidity conditions have increased the risk of a hard landing in China.
Eldorado hits the brakes on expansion, shares rises 23%
VANCOUVER — Eldorado Gold (TSX: ELD; NYSE: EGO; US-OTC: ELDXF) has joined a growing list of miners opting to cut back on exploration and development expenditures in the face of struggling commodities markets. The company announced on…
For Oceanic, it’s steady as she goes
Oceanic Iron Ore (TSXV: FEO; US-OTC: FEOVF) may be a junior trying to develop a costly iron ore project in remote northern Quebec during hard financial times, but over the last year management has come closer to tying up a deal with a potential…
Southern Arc proves up initial West Lombok resource
VANCOUVER – After more than 40,000 metres of drilling, Southern Arc Minerals (TSXV: SA) has calculated an initial resource for its West Lombok property in Indonesia that supports the company’s plan to develop a multi-pit gold mine at the…
Eurasian turns Turkish asset into cash
Eurasian Minerals (TSXV: EMX; NYSE: EMXX) is cashing in on its exploration work in Turkey.
Mongolian voters re-elect president Elbegdorj
The re-election in Mongolia in late June of incumbent President Tsakhia Elbegdorj of the Democratic Party has elicited a lot of commentary on just what the result may mean for foreign mining companies in this enormous country of mountains,…
Toronto Stock Exchange, June 24-28
The Toronto Stock Exchange closed trading in positive territory, with the S&P/TSX Composite Index gaining 133 points, or 1.11%, to 12,129.11. Despite the boost, the index is down 2.45% year to date.
Open-pit mining resumes at Grasberg
The Indonesian government has given the go-ahead for Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold’s (FCX-N) to resume open-pit mining at its Grasberg complex after suspending operations there following the death of 28 workers in May.