Brazil to toughen stance on Chinese acquisitions
Brazil’s recently elected government has signaled that it won’t be business as usual when it comes to mining iron ore in the South American country.
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Optimism gathers around Dynacor in Peru
Dynacor Gold Mines (DNG-T) has been steadily adding to its market cap over the last few months and word that the drills have started turning at a key exploration project in Peru furthered its advance.
A closer look at phosphate and Stonegate Agricom
Rising food prices have turned the conversation in many mining circles to increases in potash demand. Potash juniors have benefited as a result, and have ranked as some of the best performers on the TSX Venture Exchange over the last month.
Condor to start drilling La India
Shares of Condor Resources (CN-L) leapt 30% to close at £6.50 apiece with 8.7 million shares changing hands on news the London-headquartered company was starting to drill its La India concession in Nicaragua.
New play on Brazilian potash set to arrive
For investors hungry for a new way to play rising food prices through potash juniors, a new avenue with experienced management should soon be arriving in Toronto.
Long intercepts send Batero higher
Batero Gold (BAT-V) released the best drill results yet from its Batero-Quinchia project in Colombia and the news took the company’s shares for a wild ride. In Toronto on Feb. 17, Batero shares shot-up 35% or $1.02 to finish the day trading for…
Vanadium: metal of future and present.
Lithium has grabbed much of the headlines over the last few years when the subject of key metals of the future comes up. But more and more investors are paying attention to vanadium for the metals unique attribute of fitting in with two future…
Technical Analysis Report: Hey gold, where’s the glory?
After a torrid run, the yellow metal has cooled off with the coming of the new year.
With all the fuss about potash, where’s the love for phosphate?
Rising food prices have turned the conversation in many mining circles to potash, and potash juniors have benefited as they’ve been some of the best performers in Toronto over the last month.
Salazar expands deposit and market cap
Salazar Resources (SRL-V) has expanded its El Domo deposit in Ecuador with the latest round of drilling and the market likes what it sees. Highlight intercepts came out of three separate holes and included: 27.61 metres grading 2.12 grams…
Roundup: We need more discoveries, part II (February 07, 2011)
Last week, we presented the Canadian exploration projects highlighted at the Mineral Exploration Roundup presented by the Association for Mineral Exploration British Columbia (AME BC). This week, we turn to the international scene.
The Case for Tungsten
While gold, silver, copper and rare earths have been drawing much of the markets’ attention in the metals space recently, another metal has been quietly gathering steam.