Mitsubishi Corp. of Japan will invest US$94.9 million for a 25% stake in Stillwater Mining’s (SWC.U-T, SWC-N) Marathon project, a platinum group metals and copper deposit near the north shore of Lake Superior about 10 km north of the town…
Vancouver — The numbers are sobering: A $4-billion class action lawsuit against Kinross Gold (K-T, KGC-N), a $1-billion claim against Baffinland Iron Mines, a $250-million claim against Agnico-Eagle Mines (AEM-T, AEM-N), a $66-million…
Rio Tinto (RIO-N, RIO-L, RIO-A) is pondering whether its diamond assets have lost its sparkle.
Vancouver — Three days of losses well outweighed two days of gains in the March 19 to 23 period, leaving the S&P TSX Venture Composite Index down 50.65 points at 1,555.52 points. Volume was noticeably down for the whole period,…
If you’ve ever been to Princeton, home to the recently opened Copper Mountain mine, you’ve also seen Sego Resources’ (SGZ-V) Miner Mountain copper property.
Financing was a recurring theme at this year’s eightieth Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada convention in Toronto. With debt markets in Europe faltering and equity markets globally not performing up to snuff, miners…
Swiss-based mining giant Xstrata (XTA-L) has struck a deal to buy the Sukunka coking coal deposit in northern B.C.’s Peace River region from Calgary-based Talisman Energy (TLM-T, TLM-N) for a cool US$500 million in cash.
Recently listed Banks Island Gold (BOZ-V) has hit more high-grade gold while expanding the resource at its production-ready Tel zone in northern B.C.
Wood Mackenzie is forecasting global demand growth for copper this year of 3.6%, a copper deficit of 100,000 tonnes and London Metal Exchange cash prices averaging US$8,700 per tonne, or US$3.95 per lb., down from an average of US$8,800 per…
The Ontario government’s move to ban mining and mineral exploration on a large swath of northern Ontario looks to have done little to diffuse tensions between the Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug (KI) First Nation and junior explorer…
Vancouver — Hard work appears to be paying off for London-based Rambler Metals and Mining (RAB-V, RMM-L). The company has reported three-month operational highlights, including maiden-gold production details from its Ming gold-copper mine…
In the gold mining game some juniors go off to look for the next big elephant in far flung places that have seen nary a drill collar… while others take a more conservative approach.
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