PGM Ventures to reopen Spanish zinc-copper mine (May 09, 2006)
With a full feasibility study completed, new management appointed, most of the financing and permits getting lined …
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Editorial: Federal budget good for Canada’s miners, explorers (May 09, 2006)
The first federal budget presented by Canada’s new Conservative minority government in early May provided a bevy of…
Corriente lines up $125-million for Mirador
Vancouver – Corriente Resources (CTQ-T, ETQ-X) has arranged a $125-million financing to bring its Mirador copper de…
Shares of Yukon Zinc tumble after feasibility study for Wolverine
Vancouver – A newly completed feasibility study has concluded that the Wolverine deposit owned by Yukon Zinc (YZC-…
Dolores gets environmental nod
Approval of the environmental impact statement for the Dolores gold-silver project in Mexico pushed shares in Vanco…
Queenstake cuts Jerritt Canyon high-grade (May 08, 2006)
Vancouver – Underground drilling by mid-tier gold producer Queenstake Resources (QRL-T, QEE-X) at its Jerritt Canyo…
Randgold’s first quarter profits down
While generating more profit from its mining operations, rising costs and lower production meant a decrease in net …
Coeur basks in record Q1 profits
Vancouver – A 31% increase in silver production helped Coeur d’Alene Mines (CDM-T, CDE-N) post net earnings of US$…
Teck targets Inco, sans Falco
With its own bid for Falconbridge (FAL.LV-T, FAL-N) hung up on regulatory reviews in the United States and Europe, …
Bear Creek expands Corani pawprint
Results are in hand for another 26 holes at Bear Creek Mining’s (BCM-V, BCEKF-O) Corani silver project, situated high in the Andes of southern Peru, and the potential for expansion of the 250-million-…
U.S. Markets April 25-May 1
Robust prices for most metals and commodities gave a boost to gold and copper companies on U.S. markets over the report period April 25-May 1, but coal companies didn’t fare as well, with price contra…
TSX Venture Exchange April 25-May 1
Continued strength in metals and energy prices further buoyed the S&P-TSX Venture Composite Index to a closing high of 3,129.99 over the April 25-May 1 session, up 34.14 points, or 1.1%. Average d…