Daily News
Being in a gold rich company before the rest of the world gets turned on to it can pay some handsome dividends as Orezone Gold (ORE-T) is proving in Burkina Faso.
Feb 3, 2012 5:07PM
Salazar Resources (SRL-V) climbed 18% on news that Lundin Mining (LUN-T) acquired a 15.4% stake in the company by buying over 80% of Salazar's $3-million private placement, consisting of 6 million units priced at 50¢ apiece.
Feb 3, 2012 4:37PM
Shares of Lynas Corp. (LYC-A, LYSDY-O) closed 19% higher at A$1.59 on the Australian Stock Exchange following news that, after a year of delay, Malaysia has approved a temporary operating licence for the rare earth separation plant the company...
Feb 3, 2012 3:45PM
The junior mining sector is off to a fantastic start in 2012 and few companies have seen their share price rise as much as First Point Minerals (FPX-V). The company's shares are up 105% since Dec. 30, climbing from a near-52-week low of...
Feb 3, 2012 11:12AM
Commodities trader Glencore (glen-l) is looking to combine with Xstrata (xta-l) in a possible all-share merger of equals, which will see the combined entity dominate the global markets for thermal coal, zinc, lead and ferrochrome, and become a...
Feb 2, 2012 6:06PM
Over the last month Great Western Minerals (GWG-T) has completed a joint-venture with the Chinese to build a rare earth separation plant near its Steenkampskraal mine in South Africa, about 350 km north of Capetown, and successfully carried out...
Feb 2, 2012 4:53PM
With gold equities having underperformed for more than a year despite the gold price hitting a series of new all-time highs, many analysts have predicted a fresh wave of M&A activity for the gold sector in 2012, arguing it represents one of...
Feb 2, 2012 4:40PM
A day after protests forced the cancellation of the grand opening of its newly minted Independencia Mine (which sits on its Paso Yobai gold project), Latin American Minerals (LAT-V) clarified the situation and recaptured the market cap it lost...
Feb 2, 2012 4:39PM
Korea Electric Power Corporation is taking a 13.9% stake in Strathmore Minerals (STM-T) in a deal that will also give the Korean energy giant off-take rights to a portion of the uranium junior's future production.
Feb 2, 2012 1:41PM
Vancouver - Haiti-focused Majescor Resources (MJX-V) has announced several encouraging copper and silver hits over two days from its 71%-owned Somine project, sending its share price upwards.
Feb 1, 2012 10:53PM