Sultan drills moly, tungsten in B. C.
VANCOUVER — For Sultan Minerals (SUL-V), 5 million tonnes is the magic number. Sultan president and CEO Arthur Troup hopes another batch of drill results from its Jersey-Emerald property in the south…
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Skybridge scoring good grades in Nunavut
VANCOUVER–The Downie brothers are at it again.
Grande Cache coal production ebbs
Grande Cache Coal (GCE-T, GACHF-O) failed to meet its own production targets for the last quarter and as a result had to watch its shares take a hit.
NORTH AMERICAN STOCK EXCHANGE INDICES (September 01, 2008)
52-week Date Aug. 25 Aug. 22 Aug. 21 Aug. 20 Aug. 19 High Low S&P/TSX-Ven Comp 1940.01 1951.63 1949.68 1919.75 1901.73 3192.55 1881.41 TSX Composite 13288.96 13447.29 13539.22 …
TSX VENTURE SHORT POSITIONS (September 01, 2008)
Short positions outstanding at Aug. 15/08 (with changes from Jul. 15/08).
TSX VENTURE EXCHANGE AUG. 19-25
The S&P-TSX Venture Composite Index posted a gain over the Aug. 19-25 trading week, closing up 16.37 points at 1,940.01. It was the first weekly gain in several months for the junior board. Daily …
Nevada-focused Victoria, Gateway, agree to merger
VANCOUVER — Victoria Gold (VIT-V, VITFF-O) will acquire all of the outstanding shares of Gateway Gold (GTQ-T, GWYGF-O) in a friendly merger that will produce a Nevada-focused explorer with one advanc…
Gustavson to complete Contact prefeasibility
Boulder, Colo.-based consulting firm Gustavson Associates has been hired to prepare a prefeasibilty study for International Enexco’s (IEC-V, IEXCF-O) Contact copper project in Nevada.
HudBay’s Balmat zinc operation goes bust
VANCOUVER–Less than two years after ramping the Balmat mine back up to full production, HudBay Minerals (HBM-T, HBMFF-O) is closing the New York state zinc mine and concentrator.
Baffin Island sparkles for Peregrine
It’s not every day that you find diamonds outcropping at surface in the Arctic and some miners will go a lifetime without ever seeing it happen. Oftentimes, kimberlite pipes of interest in the Far Nor…
Chinalco limited to 15% Rio Tinto stake
The Australian government has approved a maximum holding of 14.99% in the shares of Rio Tinto PLC( RTP-N, RIO-L) for Aluminum Corp. of China (Chinalco). The approval is subject to the conditions that …
U. S. MARKETS AUG. 19-25
Dipping gas prices this month have given consumers a glimmer of hope — despite weak economic growth and higher inflation generally. The Conference Board is backing that up with results from its lates…