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Xstrata snaps up First Coal
Global coal giant Xstrata (XTA-L) has recently sealed a $147-million cash offer for privately-held First Coal and its northeastern B.C. coking coal assets.
New horizons: Canada’s untapped geothermal energy potential
The following is an edited excerpt from the Geological Survey of Canada’s report Geological energy resource potential of Canada. To download the full report visit http://geopub.nrcan.gc.ca.
Puget Ventures set to become Global Cobalt
Within weeks, Puget Ventures (PVS-V) expects to complete a fundamental transformation from a modest Ontario-focused cobalt explorer into a global player, with a new name, new financing and a new focus on the Altai Republic in southern Russia.
Richmont’s lacklustre Q2 results
Richmont Mines (RIC-T, RIC-X) had a difficult second quarter, posting a net loss of $30.9 million, or 92¢ per share, which included the previously released $28-million after-tax writedown on its Francoeur mine in Quebec.“The…
Alexis looks to get back on track
Alexis Minerals (AMC-T) is looking to make a comeback.
Claude finds new gold zone at Seabee
Claude Resources’ (CRJ-T, CGR-X) share price got a welcome boost after hitting a new gold zone at its wholly owned Seabee gold mine in Saskatchewan.
Lake Shore Gold hits deep high grade at Bell Creek
Vancouver – Lake Shore Gold (LSG-T) has found a much needed boost with a round of encouraging step-out drill results from its Bell Creek gold mine in Timmins, Ontario.
Santo Domingo prefeas a feather in Capstone’s cap
Vancouver – Capstone Mining (CS-T) has released a prefeasibility for its 70%-owned polymetallic Santo Domingo project in Chile that shows relatively low capital costs for a project of its scale, just as costs are on the rise for its two…
Venture manages small gain in Aug.8-12 period
Vancouver – The market rollercoaster continued in the August 8 to 12 trading period for the S&P TSX Venture Exchange. The board plunged 129.21 points on the first day before climbing 135.07 points over the following four days to eek out a…
What’s not to like about Hathor?
Mike Gunning likes the fact that he can get from his desk in downtown Vancouver to within just a few kilometres of Hathor Exploration’s (HAT-T) flagship Roughrider uranium deposit in northern Saskatchewan by booking a commercial flight…
Market shrugs for NovaGold’s Galore Creek PFS
NovaGold Resources (NG-T, NG-X) has released a new prefeasibility study (PFS) for its 50%-owned Galore Creek copper-gold project in northern B.C. nearly six years after completing it the first time around.