Polaris expands plant in Nicaragua
Renewable energy-focused producer Polaris Geothermal (GEO-T, PGTHF-O) has signed a contract with Brazilian engineering company Queiroz-Galvao to expand its San Jacinto Tizate project.
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Bannerman hires GRD Minproc for Goanikontes feasibility
Australia’s Bannerman Resources (BAN-T, BMN-A) has commissioned GRD Minproc to produce a full feasibility study for the company’s Goanikontes uranium project in Namibia.
Ecuador update: many questions, a few answers (June 23, 2008)
VANCOUVER–On June 9, fifty-two days after a mining mandate in Ecuador suspended all mining activity while the government drafts new mining legislation, the government began transferring the country’s…
Investors ask: Got potash?
The week ended June 14, the 24th trading week of 2008, revealed a new twist to the commodities boom, as a few scarce potash juniors became investor favourites, what with the quadrupling of potash pric…
Detour Gold continues to climb
VANCOUVER — Good gold grades continue to pour out of Detour Gold’s (DGC-T, DRGDF-O) Detour Lake project in northeastern Ontario’s Abitibi greenstone belt and its share price keeps on climbing.
Northern Freegold takes stock at Burro Creek
VANCOUVER– Northern Freegold Resources (NFR-V, NFRGF-O) completed a 33-hole, 2,565-metre drilling program this winter at Burro Creek, in southeastern Mohave Cty., Arizona, to get a handle on the proj…
Raytec shares surge over potash
VANCOUVER — With potash fever continuing unabated, news of a potash resource estimate recently catapulted Raytec Metals’ (RAY-V, RAYMF-O) share price up 128%.
First Metals moves on Magusi
First Metals (FMA-T, FSTMF-O) has received permission to develop an underground access ramp to extract a 50,000-tonne bulk sample from its Magusi River zinc-coppergold-silver deposit near Rouyn-Norand…
First hole golden for Northern Freegold (June 23, 2008)
VANCOUVER — The first hole of the summer season into Northern Freegold Resources’ (NFR-V, NFRGF-O) Freegold Mountain project in the Yukon has returned a stunning gold result that has the company’s ma…
Gold Wheaton: Dream team, dream concept
When the team behind Gold Wheaton first approached David Cohen about the idea of mimicking the wildly successful business model of Silver Wheaton (SLW-T, SLW-N), the former chief executive of Northern…
Nova Scotia revisits uranium moratorium (June 23, 2008)
Nova Scotia’s 26-year-old ban on uranium mining will soon be up for debate, and could be lifted under certain conditions, says the province’s minister of Natural Resources, David Morse.
Aura buys copper mine in Mexico
Aura Minerals (ORA-T, ORAUF-O) has spent $70 million in cash and shares for a producing copper mine in Mexico that has the potential to turn out 28,000 tonnes of copper concentrate per year.