Rio Alto looking to be Peru’s next name in mining
With its planned acquisition of Iamgold’s (IMG-T, IAG-N) La Arena copper and gold project, Rio Alto Mining’s presid…
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Gold Hawk suspends operations at Coricancha mine
Unexplainable ground movement around the dry tailings storage area of Gold Hawk Resources’ (CGK-V) Coricancha silve…
Khan Resources bids for Western Prospector
Khan Resources (KRI-T) is making an unsolicited bid for Western Prospector Group (WNP-V) to consolidate its positio…
The commodity supercycle: myth or reality? Part 4
Stephen Leeb is chief investment officer of Leeb Capital Management in New York City and co-author of the books “Th…
Record quarterly revenue for Metallica
It looks like Metallica Resources (MR-T, MRB-X) is on a roll. Fast on the heels of its planned merger with New Gold (NGD-T, NGD-X) and Peak Gold( PIK-V, PIKGF-O), the Denver-based gold and silver prod…
Tinka quick to infer silver resource in Peru (May 12, 2008)
VANCOUVER — One small drill program has produced a significant inferred resource estimate for Tinka Resources’ (TK-V, TKRFF-O) Colquipucro silver project in Peru.
Acadian to spin off gold assets
Halifax-based Acadian Mining (ADA-T, ADAIF-O) is spinning off its gold assets into a new public company to create value for its shareholders, the company says.
Lihir Gold and Equigold merger will create global gold major
A diversified portfolio of producing mines, low cash costs and a growth pipeline are the upshot of a merger between Lihir Gold (LGG-T, LIHR-Q) and Equigold (EQI-A), the companies say.
The second coming of Idaho’s Silver Valley
VANCOUVER–North Idaho’s Silver Valley is famous for having produced about 1.2 billion oz. of silver plus by-product metals from mines that in some cases operated for more than a century.
Centamin thinks deep thoughts at Sukari
PERTH, WESTERN AUSTRALIA–The Sukari gold project in Egypt’s eastern desert has added resources and reserves so quickly over the past three years that owner Centamin Egypt (CEE-T, CEY-L) has become a …
Sherwood irons out the wrinkles at Minto
VANCOUVER — Less than a year after commissioning its Minto mine, Sherwood Copper (SWC-V, SWOPF-O) has already expanded mill throughput by more than 50%.
INTERNATIONAL QUOTES (May 12, 2008)
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