Toronto Stock Exchange Dec. 4-10
As global equity markets rallied on signs of resilience from the United States, the TSX Composite Index continued its upward momentum during the Dec. 4-10 trading period, with a 2.1% increase from the…
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Xstrata boosts Raglan resource (December 17, 2007)
Exploration efforts by Xstrata (XSRAF-O, XTA-L) at its Raglan nickel mine in northernmost Quebec have paid off with a substantial resource boost for the mine’s Zone 5-8, which the company describes as…
Alexis prepares Lac Pelletier for bulk sample
Alexis Minerals (AMC-T, AXSMF-O) is steering its Lac Pelletier gold project near Rouyn-Noranda, Que., towards a production decision, but first the company is getting the mine and the property ready fo…
Kodiak cuts more Hercules high-grade (December 17, 2007)
Vancouver — Drilling by Kodiak Exploration (KXL-V, KXLAF-O) on its Hercules gold project, in the Beardmore-Geraldton greenstone belt of northwestern Ontario, has tapped into more high-grade mineraliz…
Editorial: Red light, green light
With the global commodities boom marching relentlessly forward, the week ended Dec. 8, the 49th week of 2007, was full of major announcements of mines going forward or else being stopped in their trac…
Study deems Ontario mines economic cash cow
A new report backed by the Ontario Mining Association takes a look at the positive economic echoes of mining in Ontario.
Thompson Creek drops 2007 moly output forecast (December 15, 2007)
Vancouver – Thompson Creek Metals Company (TCM-T, TC-N) sees 2007 molybdenum production coming in up to 12% below f…
Noront reports new high-grade intersections at Double Eagle
Noront Resources (NOT-V, NOSOF-O) is reporting promising new assay results from its rich nickel-copper find in the …
Tahera needs cash injection
As 2007 winds down Tahera Diamond (TAH-T, TAHEF-O) will have to go down as one of the more dire mining stories of t…
Douglas Lake shows VMS potential for Paragon
Vancouver – Paragon Minerals (PGR-V) saw a modest boost in the markets after the first set of drill holes into the …
Strong dollar hammers Harry Winston in Q3
What could have been a strong quarter for Harry Winston Diamond (HW-T, HWD-N) turned sour, as the strong Canadian d…
Major resource boost for Detour Gold
Vancouver – A whopping 243% increase in measured and indicated resource has been tabled by Detour Gold (DGC-T, DRGD…