An Alaskan district emerges
Talk of a newly discovered mineral district may be premature, but interest is growing in an area roughly 150 km northwest of Anchorage, Alaska, thanks largely to Kiska Metals’ (KSK-V) efforts there.
United States
American Vanadium targets 2012 for Gibellini production (March 10, 2011)
SITE VISIT: Eureka, Nevada – A little ways off a quiet highway in eastern Nevada, freshly re-branded American Vanadium (AVC-V) is working to bring a vanadium heap leach operation to life.
American Vanadium targets 2012 for Gibellini production (March 09, 2011)
Nevada – A little ways off a quiet highway in eastern Nevada, freshly re-branded American Vanadium (AVC-V) is working to bring a vanadium heap leach operation to life.
US markets steady in Feb.28 to March 4 period
U.S. equities failed to make up much ground in the Feb. 28 to March 4 period after losses the period before, but they also managed not to lose more ground as oil prices stayed high and mid-east instability continued. The S&P 500 eked out a…
American Vanadium targets 2012 for Gibellini production (March 10, 2011)
A little ways off a quiet highway in eastern Nevada, freshly re-branded American Vanadium (AVC-V) is working to bring a vanadium heap-leach operation to life.
Emerging gold belts lure juniors to Yukon, Alaska and BC
The discovery of new gold belts and deposit types has led to a modern-day gold rush in parts of the Yukon, Alaska and British Columbia, according to government geologists who track such activity in their jurisdictions.
Unusual and exotic deposit types compete for attention at Roundup
With 56% of juniors listed on the TSX Venture Exchange focused on precious metals, it’s no surprise that gold and copper-gold projects dominated Mineral Exploration Roundup held here in late January. But some unconventional projects were…
Fire River gets PEA on Nixon Fork
Capital costs to resume production at Fire River Gold’s (FAU-V, FVGCF-O) flagship Nixon Fork underground gold mine in Alaska are estimated at US$6.3 million, with a projected payback of three months, according to a preliminary economic…
Pebble PEA makes a big splash (March 07, 2011)
February was a busy month for Northern Dynasty Minerals (NDM-T, NAK-X) and Anglo American (AAL-L) at their gigantic Pebble copper-gold-molybdenum project in southwest Alaska, said by many to be one of the largest undeveloped copper-gold…
Equinox makes surprise bid for Lundin (March 11, 2011)
A hostile bid by Equinox Minerals (EQN-T, EQN-A) for Lundin Mining (LUN-T) worth about $4.8 billion in cash and shares could derail a friendly merger proposed between Lundin and Inmet Mining (IMN-T, IEMMF-O) that is scheduled for a shareholder…
Coeur d’Alene hits sweet spot (March 11, 2011)
Despite a slight decline in annual production, Idaho-based Coeur d’Alene Mines (CDM-T, CDE-N) cashed in on climbing silver prices in 2010, recording record sales of US$515 million, a 72% increase over 2009 revenue. If precious metal prices…
Nyrstar’s meteoric rise as a miner
Born of two established metals companies as a pure smelting play in 2007, Brussels-listed Nyrstar has since grabbed a commanding position in the zinc supply chain with no signs of slowing down.