Tiger Finding High-Grade Copper In The DRC
VANCOUVER– The mineral wealth of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is far from tapped, if Tiger Resources’ (TGS-T, TRSDF-O) copper discoveries in the African country are any indication.
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Swedes Revisit Ban On New Nuclear Plants
Dependence on foreign energy and worries about global warming have ignited debate about overturning Sweden’s nearly 29-year moratorium on building nuclear power plants.
Barrick Buys Out Teck At Hemlo
In yet another asset sale to deal with its short-term debt crisis, Teck (TCK. B-T, TCK-N) is unloading its half stake in the Hemlo gold assets in northwestern Ontario on its joint-venture partner, Bar…
WGM Hosts Workshop At Saudi Geological Conference
Consulting geology and engineering firm Watts, Griffis and McOuat (WGM), will deliver a one-day seminar during the March 9-12 meeting of the Saudi Society for Geosciences at the Hilton Hotel in Jeddah…
GlobeStar Undaunted By Copper’s Descent
SITE VISIT MAIMON, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC — A siren wails as GlobeStar Mining (GMI-T) chairman Larry Ciccarelli addresses a crowd of more than 200 people at…
Abacus Tallies Growing Copper-Gold Resource At Ajax
VANCOUVER– It was an old box of forgotten data in the back of a mill building that changed everything for Abacus Mining & Exploration (AME-V, ABCFF-O). Now, three and a half years after finding t…
Terrane Bites The Bullet And Delays Mt. Milligan
SITE VISIT SMITHERS, B. C. — As Robert Pease, the president and CEO of Terrane Metals (TRX-V, TRXOF-O), would later describe it, the timing of…
Atna Primed To Pour Gold Again At Briggs
VANCOUVER — It sat idle for five years but now Atna Resources (ATN-T, ATNAF-O) is firing up the Briggs gold mine in Inyo Cty., Calif., and expects to produce its first gold dor soon.
Kootenay Steps Out At Promontorio
VANCOUVER — Over the past two years, Kootenay Gold (KTN-V, KOOYF-O) has conducted a tightly focused drill program at the Pit zone on its 900-sq.-km Promontorio property in Sonora state, Mexico.
Beleagured Teck Posts $607M Net Loss In Q4
VANCOUVER — Don Lindsay, the president and CEO of Teck (TCK. B-T, TCK-N), addressed the company’s heavy debt load and burgeoning fourth-quarter net loss in a conference call with investors on Feb 17.
Peregrine Picks Up Land Surrounding Chidliak
Peregrine Diamonds (PGD-T, PGDIF-O) is more than doubling its prospecting rights on Baffin Island, Canada’s newest diamond district.
TSX Venture Exchange – Feb. 17-23
It was a red week for the S&P-TSX Venture composite index as the junior board posted a loss every day of the Feb. 17-23 trading period to close the week down 46.7 points at 878.94. Daily trading v…