Over the past five years, Qubec has experienced an exceptional investment climate for mineral exploration. As of Oct. 7, 2008, more than 273,000 active mining titles were registered throughout the pr…
The United States Department of Defense and a special Pentagon board have published a report calling high-purity beryllium a “critical material” for national security and warning that domestic sources…
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VANCOUVER–With its share price on the rebound and solid silver production in 2008, First Majestic Silver (FR-T, FRMSF-O) is raising $25 million through a private placement led by CIBC World Markets.
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, Feb. 24, 2009 (change from Feb. 17 in brackets):
VANCOUVER — Northern Freegold (NFR-V, NFRGF-O) CEO Bill Harris and president Susan Craig suspected the assay results of a drill intercept from the Nucleus zone of its Freegold Mountain property in th…
The performance of exploration and mining industries in British Columbia remained strong in 2008. Exploration spending in the province was $367 million, the second highest yearly expenditure on record…
VANCOUVER — A few days after its joint-venture partner returned full ownership of the Gaoua coppergold property in Burkina Faso to Volta Resources (VTR-T, VLTAF-O), the junior announced a sizable ini…
After a long hiatus, Egypt is on the cusp of getting a new major gold mine.
Newmont Mining (NMC-T, NEM-N) saw higher multiples in 2008, with the gold major posting revenues of about US$6.2 billion for the year, up 12% over 2007’s US$5.5 billion.
VANCOUVER — Every little increase in grade helps at current copper prices.
China’s state-owned companies are ratcheting up their acquisitions of struggling mining companies that have been hit by the financial crisis and poor metal prices.
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