Great Panther launches production at Guanajuato
Vancouver – Great Panther Resources’ (GPR-V, GPRLF-O) Guanajuato silver-gold mine, in central-Mexico, has officiall…
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Partners jump at Jeronimo
BacTech Mining (BM-V, BMCFF-O) and Intrepid Minerals (IAU-T, ITDXF-O) are joining forces to acquire Goldcorp’s (G-…
Cardero and International Tower Hill head “North to Alaska”
Vancouver – With $14 million in its treasury, Cardero Resource (CDU-V, CDY-X) has agreed to invest $2.24 million t…
UPDATE:NovaGold looks to take over Pioneer
In the midst of a squabble over the Grace property in B.C., NovaGold Resources (NG-T, NG-X) has launched a hostile …
Oromin cuts wide gold at Sabodala (June 19, 2006)
Vancouver – Drilling by Oromin Explorations (OLE-V, OLEPF-O) on its Sabodala gold project in southeastern Senegal c…
Mega targets Mongolian, Argentine uranium
Despite a recently imposed 68% windfall tax on copper and gold, Mega Uranium (MGA-V, MGAFF-O) plans to continue wor…
Pacific Rim boosts resources at El Dorado
Vancouver – A newly completed, 18-month-long definition drilling program has boosted resources at the El Dorado go…
African juniors to descend on Jo-burg
The African Junior Mining Congress, an event designed for mineral sector managers looking to expand and develop projects in Africa, is slated for July 4-6, 2006, at the Gallagher Estate, Johannesburg,…
TSX Venture Exchange June 6-12
Weakening metal prices gave the junior mining-dominated S&P-TSX Venture Composite Index a 281.2-point haircut over the June 6-12 trading session, closing down 10% at 2,549.03. Average daily tradin…
U.S. Markets June 6-12
Equity markets in the United States went into a tailspin during the reporting period June 6-12, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 256.14 points to 10,792.58, and the Standard & Poor’s…
Toronto Stock Exchange June 6-12
Concerns over continued interest rate hikes south of the border pushed the TSX Composite Index down another 4.3% to 11,197.58 during the June 6-12 report period. Metals of all varieties took on a red…
LME Warehouse Levels (June 19, 2006)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, June 12, 2006 (change from June 5 in brackets):…