Vista keeps growing Mt. Todd
Vista Gold (VGZ-T, VGZ-X) has bulked up its resource estimate for its Batman deposit at the company’s Mt. Todd gold project in Australia’s Northern Territory.
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Exco Resources fights takeover bid
Just two weeks after the board of Australian junior Exco Resources (ESX-A) rejected a hostile all-cash takeover offer from one of its institutional shareholders, the explorer released an updated resource estimate for its Turpentine copper-gold…
Lynas Corp. inches ahead
Lynas Corporation (LYC-A) has been developing its massive rare earths project in Western Australia for more than ten years and a decision earlier this month by Malaysia’s Atomic Energy Licensing Board brought the project one step closer…
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BHP delays Olympic Dam expansion
BHP Billiton’s (BHP-N, BLT-L) decision to delay a US$30-billion dollar expansion of its Olympic Dam copper-uranium-gold mine in South Australia due to escalating capital costs will put a forecasted uranium supply deficit under even…
Slower, lower, weaker at Olympic Dam
The beleaguered uranium subsector got a bit of an indirect boost in late August. The world’s biggest miner, BHP Billiton, declared as part of its year-end results that the 800-pound radioactive gorilla in the room — a planned…
Updated: Newcrest reopens Lihir, outlines Golpu potential
VANCOUVER — Newcrest Mining (NM-T, NCM-A) has reopened its Lihir gold mine in Papua New Guinea (PNG) after a brief suspension of operations, just as it outlines the potential of Golpu, another major PNG project.
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Rockwood wants Talison
Rockwood Holdings (ROC-N) is bidding $6.50 per share — a 53% premium — for Talison Lithium (TLH-T) in a deal valuing the company at $724 million on a fully diluted basis.
Nautilus stays the course
Starting the world’s first seabed mining operation was never going to be simple, but for TSX-listed Nautilus Minerals, the challenges have been multiplying.The logistics of commercially mining 1.6 km below sea level — which would…
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EXCHANGE RATES CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate) Date Aug 6 Aug 3 Aug 2 Aug 1 July 31 US$ in C n/a 0.9986 1.0062 1.0017 1.0014 …