A strong quarter for Talison
Talison Lithium (tlh-t) got a healthy boost from higher sales and production for the period ended Sept. 30. It shares jumped 26.5% to $3.77 on the news.
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Royal Nickel considers downstream options for Dumont
Preliminary test work on a one kilogram sample of concentrate from Royal Nickel’s (RNX-T) Dumont nickel project in Quebec demonstrates that there is potential to use alternate and significantly cheaper processing options to produce a high-grade…
Facts ‘n’ figures: GFMS finds gold hedging back in fashion
The following is the summary portion of the report Global Hedge Book Analysis Q2-2011, which is produced by Thomson Reuters GFMS and available in full at www.gfms.co.uk.
[Update] Excellon says Mexican union spreading misinformation
Feuding unions at Excellon Resources’ (EXN-T, EXLLF-Q) Platosa polymetallic mine in Mexico’s Durango State have staged multiple demonstrations in recent months and caused seven days of lost production in September.
Commentary: HR challenges in Canadian mineral exploration
The federal government-funded Mining Industry Human Resources Council (MiHR) and the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) have released a report that analyzes the labour market for mineral exploration in Canada and the human…
Oyu Tolgoi investment agreement safe…for now
Less than two weeks after a group of twenty parliamentarians in Mongolia accused the government of breaking the law when it concluded an investment agreement (IA) on the Oyu Tolgoi project, Ivanhoe Mines (IVN-T, IVN-N) issued a joint statement…
TSX capped by European debt fears
Concerns over the European debt crisis continued to keep North American markets from a healthy recovery as the TSX Composite Index could only claw out a meager 72 points gain over the Oct.3-7 period at 11,588.36 points. The small upward swing…
Venture manages gains in Oct 3 – 7 period
Vancouver – Tentative signs of economic calm were enough to give the TSX Venture Composite Index a gain of 5.33 points in the October 3 to 7 period, the first week in the black since August. The index remained volatile in the period…
U.S. equities stabilize in Oct. 3-7 trading week
Policy moves in Europe and better jobs data in the U.S. helped stabilize equity markets. The Bank of England launched a second round of quantitative easing with a pledge to buy 75 billion pounds (US$115 billion) of assets with new money, while…
Paramount wakes up Sleeper mine with new resource
Working to revive the past-producing Sleeper gold mine in Nevada, Paramount Gold and Silver (PZG-T, PZG-X) has released a first estimate as to how much gold could be left in the ground.
BC regulator flags Passport Potash
The British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC) has gently reproached Passport Potash (PPI-V) for making several iffy disclosures while touting its early stage Holbrook potash project in Arizona.
Foundation, Alto tally Coldstream resource
Foundation Resources (FDN-V) and Alto Ventures (ATV-V) have released an initial compliant resource for their 60–40 split East Coldstream project in northwestern Ontario.