New Velardena vein for ECU (March 17, 2008)
Vancouver – A new vein discovery at the Velardena property in Durango State, Mexico, gave ECU Silver (ECU-T) a mark…
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SEC cracks down on hijacking (March 17, 2008)
Paramount Gold and Silver (PZG-T, PZG-X) is one of 26 companies that have been temporarily suspended by the United …
Magnesium for Molycor Gold
On a day when markets around the world were tumbling on news of a Bear Stearns fire sale, Molycor Gold managed to c…
International Minerals boosts reserves 187% at Pallancata in Peru
The Pallancata silver-gold mine in southern Peru has 187% more proven and probable reserves than initially thought,…
Peak Gold earns $14.6 million in first year
After buying two operating mines in April last year, Peak Gold (PIK-V) raked in net earnings of US$14.6 million…
Bear Creek to buy out Rio Tinto at Corani
VANCOUVER — Bear Creek Mining (BCM-V, BCEKF-O) has reached a deal to purchase the 30% interest in the Corani silver-lead-zinc deposit held by its joint-venture partner, Rio Tinto (RTP-N, RIO-L).
Snowfield tumbles on Ticho diamond results
VANCOUVER–Four tiny diamonds failed to impress Snowfield Development (SNO-V, SWFCF-O) investors, sending the company’s share price down 59% in recent trading.
TORONTO STOCK EXCHANGE (March 17, 2008)
The TSX Composite Index finished the March 4-10 trading period off slightly at 13,005.09 points, with the index’s ties to natural resources the key culprit. Material stocks fell with commodity prices …
TSX VENTURE EXCHANGE (March 17, 2008)
With gold posting a modest retreat from recent record high territory, the S&P-TSX Venture Composite Index dropped 130.44 points to close the March 4-10 trading session at 2,664.13. Trading volumes…
Emerging from gold’s shadow
Metals analyst Jeffrey Christian of the CPM Group in New York started his silver forecast at the recent Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) convention in Toronto with a bit of flag…
Dundee to test open-pit potential at Armenian mine
Dundee Precious Metals (DPM-T, DPMLF-O) claims that the Shahumyan polymetallic deposit at its producing Kapan mine, in Armenia, shows potential for an open-pit mine, and now the company is setting out…
PDAC shatters attendance records
During the week ended March 8, the tenth trading week of 2008, there was no better way to soak in the enormity of the current mining boom than to push your way through the booths, auditoriums and hall…