SilverCrest Secures US$12.5M Loan
VANCOUVER — With a US$12.5-million loan lined up, SilverCrest Mines (SVL-V, STVZF-O) says it now has the necessary funds to bring its Santa Elena project in Mexico to production.
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Riverstone Defines Gold Deposit In Burkina Faso
VANCOUVER — Five years after deciding to focus its gold exploration efforts on Burkina Faso, Riverstone Resources (RVS-V, RVREF-O) has defined its first gold resource in the West African country.
Banro looks to move on to mining
Red Back Mining’s (RBI-T) move to acquire Moto Goldmines (MGL-T) and its gold rich Moto project in the eastern Demo…
Polar Star aims to get ‘bigger bang for our buck’
Polar Star Mining (PSR-V) has let the option expire for the Chepica copper-gold mine, which was one point of c…
Vale cuts iron pellet price for Nucor
Vale (RIO-N) is cutting the price of the iron pellets it sells this fiscal year to Nu-Iron, a subsidiary of U.S. st…
Sabina eyes higher grades at Hackett
Vancouver – Looking to increase resources at its Hackett River project near Bathurst Inlet, Nunavut, Sabina Silver …
Last piece of Boka puzzle: Paterson admits to fraud
Vancouver – The former president and CEO of Southwestern Resources has finally admitted to fraud and insider trad…
Andean advances Cerro Negro
PERITO MORENO, SANTA CRUZ, ARGENTINA – The name Andean Resources (AND-T, AND-A) conjures images of snow-peaked moun…
Fresnillo drops Mag Silver bid
Vancouver – Mexican major Fresnillo (FNLPF-O, FRES-L) sold it as fair value. Canadian junior Mag S…
Livengood resource tops 10 million oz. gold
Vancouver – A winter drill program at International Tower Hill Mines’ (ITH-V) Livengood project in Alaska has boost…
New base metals index on the TSX
Base metals investors now have a new index to follow through the S&P/TSX Global Base Metals Index, launched today…
Uranium symposium covers state of the art (Part 3)
Another presentation at the U2009 uranium symposium held in May in Keystone, Colorado, was given by Jan Slezak…