Teck Cominco Mulling Options for Gold Assets
Vancouver — With about 50% of its exploration budget devoted to copper, Teck Cominco (TCK.B-T, TCK-N) is mulling over what to do with its gold operations, and will likely make a decision once its Pog…
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First Narrows Cuts More Chester High-Grade
Vancouver — Resource definition drilling by First Narrows Resources (UNO-V, FNRWF-O) on its Chester project in New Brunswick’s Bathurst mining camp continues to deliver wide, high-grade copper interc…
Happy Creek Disappoints
Penny junior Happy Creek Minerals (HPY-V) saw its share price fall off a table recently, after releasing drill results from its Rateria copper property in southern B.C.
Nico Feasibility Positive
A full feasibility study on the Nico gold-cobalt-bismuth deposit in the Northwest Territories has shown favourable economics, so owner Fortune Minerals (FT-T) is planning production in 2010.
Mansfield Expands Lindero
Vancouver — Drilling by Mansfield Minerals (MDR-V, MFMNF-O) on its Lindero gold project in Salta province, northwestern Argentina, continues to encounter zones of blind, non-outcropping mineralizatio…
Nuinsco Nickel Spinout Listed
The spinoff of nickel assets from Nuinsco Resources (NWI-T, NUIRF-O) is complete, with the listing of affiliate Victory Nickel (NI-T).
Saskatchewan Potash Mine Not Threatened by Flood: Mosaic
Vancouver — U.S. fertilizer giant The Mosaic Co. (MOS-N) has moved to ease concerns that a flooding problem may threaten to disrupt production at its Esterhazy, Sask., operation which ranks among the…
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No commodity has more questions marks around it right now than uranium, with its very tight supply and continued pr…
Earnings: Aur Resources, Copper Fox Metals, Silvercorp
Earnings Summary from CNW Group. All figures in thousands except per-shar…
Cigar Lake delay leaves uranium market in limbo
Vancouver – The global uranium market is expected to remain in limbo as it waits for the worlds leading producer C…