Chile courts juniors to boost exploration
Santiago, Chile — Already home to most of the world’s largest mining houses, Chile is now seeking to raise its profile among the minnows of the industry to turn around a relative decline in explorati…
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Coro forges ahead in Argentina, Chile
SITE VISIT Uspallata, Argentina — Coro Mining (COP-T) is a company on a mission. The junior explorer debuted on the market in mid-2007 and plans…
South African power crisis shuts down mines (February 04, 2008)
Vancouver — A nationwide energy crunch in South Africa has hit the country’s powerful mining sector hard, with major gold, platinum and diamond producers suspending operations as a precautionary meas…
Baffinland yields high-grade iron ore
At 600 km north of the Arctic Circle, Baffinland Iron Mines’ (BIM-T, BIMGF-O)Mary River iron ore deposits are what president and chief executive Gord McCreary calls “location challenged.” But it’s fai…
Western Bushveld partners fine-tune feasibility
Vancouver — Platinum Group Metals (PTM-T, PLG-X) and its Western Bushveld Joint Venture (WBJV) partners, Anglo Platinum (ANP-L, AMS-J) and Wesizwe Platinum (WEZ-J), are looking to refine some of the …
NORTH AMERICAN STOCK EXCHANGE INDICES (February 04, 2008)
52-week Date Jan. 28 Jan. 25 Jan. 24 Jan. 23 Jan. 22 High Low S& P/ TSX- Ven Comp 2557.80 2554.06 2553.72 2440.34 2465.93 3372.00…
DAILY METAL PRICES (February 04, 2008)
Date Jan. 28 Jan. 25 Jan. 24 Jan. 23 Jan. 22 BASE METALS ( London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/ 3- month prices, US$ per tonne) Al Alloy 2325/ 2350 2336/ 2365 2295/ 2325 2290/ 2320 …
Coalcorp gets takeover proposal
Vancouver – An unnamed party is courting Coalcorp Mining (CCJ-T) — looking to acquire the new coal producer with o…
Goldcorp sells Silver Wheaton stake for $1.57B
Goldcorp (G-T, GG-N), one of the world’s biggest gold miners, has found buyers for its entire 48% stake in the uniq…
Etruscan Resources boosts diamond resource in South Africa
For the last four years, Etruscan Resources (EET-T, ETRUF-O), through its 53.7% owned subsidiary Etruscan Diamonds,…
Western Areas project returns more high-grade nickel
Drill results from a single hole at its Spotted Quoll target, part of the Forrestania nickel project in Western Aus…
Kaminak inks Inuit deal, acquires uranium deposit (January 31, 2008)
Vancouver – A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Kaminak Gold (KAM-V, KMKGF-O) and Inuit corporation Nunavut…