Sherritt offers $704 million for Royal Utilities
Royal Utilities Income Fund (RU.UN-T) shares surged 20% today after Sherritt International (S-T) announced plans to…
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Platinum volatile as South African power crisis continues
Vancouver – Broken generators and cold, wet weather are once again threatening operations at South African mines an…
Fragile finances imperil Constellation Copper (March 18, 2008)
Troubled Constellation Copper (CCU-T, CCUDF-O) may have to file for protection from creditors in Canada and the Uni…
Kinbauri hits rich grades in Spain
Kinbauri Gold (KNB-V) received a healthy boost on the market after reporting more drill results from its El Valle i…
Eldorado inks iron ore MOU with BHP Billiton
Vancouver – Eldorado Gold (ELD-T, EGO-X) has signed a preliminary agreement to sell future iron ore production from…
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…
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…
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.
MagIndustries eyes Congo potash mine
VANCOUVER — MagIndustries (MAA-V, MAAFF-O) has lined up a $100-million brokered offering for subsidiary MagMinerals that is earmarked for planned development of its Kouilou potash project, in the Rep…