Canadian Royalties adds to Nunavik Nickel resource
Canadian Royalties (CZZ-T, CRYAF-O) says it will revise its mine plan for the Nunavik Nickel project in Northern Qu…
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An arrow towards production from Apollo
Apollo Gold (APG-T, AGT-X) is getting ready to take high grade ore out of the ground near Timmins. Unlike many ot…
Strateco to go underground at Matoush (April 14, 2008)
It looks like Strateco Resources (RSC-T) will be the first company to explore underground for uranium in Quebec now…
LME WAREHOUSE LEVELS (April 14, 2008)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, April 8, 2008 (change from April 1 in brackets):
U. S. MARKETS APRIL 1-7
While the April 1-7 trading period was, overall, a good one for U. S. markets, news that minutes from a Federal Reserve meeting predicted a deepening and protracted economic downturn in the country we…
Bannerman plans production by 2011
With questions over the ability of juniors to bring on new supply seen as a significant factor in continuing high uranium prices, Bannerman Resources (BAN-T, BMN-A) is looking to distinguish itself fr…
Valencia upgrades Cachinal silver project
A review of different scenarios, metal prices, designs and operating cost assumptions based on a new resource estimate for the Cachinal silver project, in Chile, indicates a “reasonable prospect” for …
SPOT PRICES (April 14, 2008)
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M3 hired to conduct El Creston feasibility
International engineering firm M3 Engineering and Technology has signed a contract with Creston Moly (CMS-V, CMSJF-O) to complete a bankable feasibility study for the company’s El Creston molybdenum d…
Crescent seeks Paraguay uranium
Between 1976 and 1983, Anschutz Corp., a private, Denver, Colo.- based U. S. oil company and its joint-venture partners Korea Electric Power and Taiwan Power Co. spent roughly US$30 million evaluating…
Zaruma links deposits at Luz del Cobre
If copper mineralization at Zaruma Resources’ (ZMR-T, ZMRAF-O) Luz del Cobre deposit, in Sonora, Mexico, keeps expanding, the company could extend the project’s mine life beyond its current five to si…
Aker Solutions to take on Palmarejo mine
Norwegian engineering and construction company Aker Solutions has been contracted to perform construction management at Coeur d’Alene Mines’ (CDM-T, CDE-N) Palmarejo project.