Renaissance looks to repeat AuEx glory
While the phrase “there you go again” has pejorative connotations in the U.S. political sphere, in the junior mining space it can mean very good things.
United States
Ur-Energy clears final hurdle at Lost Creek
Shares of Ur-Energy(URE-T, URG-X) rose 5% to 99¢ on Oct. 5, after the U.S. Bureau of Land Management approved the company’s operation plan for the Lost Creek uranium in-situ recovery project in Wyoming’s Sweetwater County.
American Vanadium’s evolution fueled by technology
VANCOUVER — Just under two years ago Vancouver-based American Vanadium (AVC-V) envisioned itself as a specialty metals miner. The company planned to put its wholly-owned Gibellini vanadium deposit into production by the end of 2012…
Thompson Creek to cut costs, jobs
Thompson Creek Metals (TCM-T, TC-N) has hatched a new plan to reduce costs at its namesake molybdenum mine in Idaho, in order to gain more financial wiggle room to continue developing its Mount Milligan copper-gold mine in central B.C.
Curis goes with the flow at Florence
It was a long summer for Vancouver-based developer Curis Resources (CUV-T) and its Florence in-situ copper project, 105 km southeast of Phoenix, Ariz. The company hit a 52-week low at 36¢ per share on Aug. 21, as lack of news and a public…
Ur-Energy clears final hurdle at Lost Creek
Shares of Ur-Energy (URE-T, URG-X) rose 5% to 99¢ on Oct. 5 after the Bureau of Land Management approved the company’s plan of operations for the Lost Creek uranium in-situ recovery project in Wyoming. The record of decision (ROD) is…
Curis approaches pilot phase at Florence
VANCOUVER — It was a long summer for Vancouver-based developer Curis Resources (CUV-T) and its Florence in-situ copper project 105 km southeast of Phoenix, Az. The company hit a 52-week low at 36¢ per share on Aug. 21, as a lack of…
Thompson plans to save $100M in costs by 2014
Thompson Creek Metals (TCM-T, TC-N) has hatched a new plan for its namesake molybdenum mine in Idaho to reduce costs, giving it more financial wiggle room to continue developing its Mt. Milligan copper-gold mine in central British Columbia.
Alpha closes mines, cuts 9% of workforce
Alpha Natural Resources (ANR-N), the number-two coal miner in the U.S., may have its credit ratings lowered by Standard & Poor’s after curbing production and shutting eight coal mines, to stay profitable as demand drops.
Commentary: The new SEC rules for disclosing payments
New measures requiring public disclosure by U.S. issuers of payments to governments for mineral exploration and development rights were announced on Aug. 22, 2012, by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Dodd-Frank Act….
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Toronto Stock Exchange
Great Basin’s great descent
Great Basin Gold (GBG-T, GBG-X) continues to tumble under a delisting review by the Toronto Stock Exchange, following the market response to the company suspending its Burnstone gold mine in South Africa.