Eight new mines to open in BC by 2015, but which ones are they?
B.C.’s new premier, Christy Clark, has unveiled a new jobs plan for the province that is long on rhetoric and short on details.
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TSX Venture Exchange Warrants
The following are the mining-related warrants now trading on the TSX Venture Exchange:
TSX Warrants
The following are the warrants of mining-related stocks now trading on the TSX:
Poland’s KGHM seeking new acquisitions in the Americas
With mining stocks falling to cheaper levels on almost a daily basis, it is little wonder that talk of M&A activity has been picking up. Unfortunately for most junior mining companies, much of the talk has remained just that… talk.
Avion misses its Q3 gold production target
Avion Gold (AVR-T) has missed its third quarter gold production by 17% due to heavy rains and delays for equipment parts.
Xstrata Coal buys Cline’s Lossan deposit
Xstrata’s (XTA-L) subsidiary Xstrata Coal has struck a deal to buy Cline Mining’s (CMK-T) wholly owned Lossan coal deposit in B.C.’s Peace River coalfield for $40 million in cash.
Major Drilling neatly scoops up Bradley Group
Less than a month after the proposed deal was first announced, Major Drilling Group International (MDI-T) closed out September by wrapping up its acquisition of smaller, fellow drilling company Bradley Group Ltd. of Rouyn Noranda, Que.
Roxgold finds more “spectacular” gold hits
Roxgold (ROG-V) keeps hitting intriguing results at its Yaramoko gold concession in western Burkina Faso, near the capital city Ouagadougou.
The Pyramid Rises
Full Metal Minerals (FMM-V) and Antofagasta Minerals (ANTO-L) say they have a new copper-gold-molybdenum porphyry discovery on there hands and one that is wide open for expansion.
Short Position Report
TSX ShortPositions Short positions outstanding at Sept. 30/11 (with changes…
Macleod Dixon to merge with Norton Rose
Two top-tier law firms specializing in the mining and energy sectors, Maclead Dixon and the Canadian arm of Norton Rose Group, are joining forces to create Norton Rose Canada.
Molycorp discovers a new REE deposit
Molycorp (mcp-n) has found a once forgotten heavy rare-earth element (HREE) deposit near its Mountain Pass mine in California.