MetalCORP cuts high-grade platinum at North Rock (March 06, 2006)
Vancouver – Drilling on its North Rock project, 25 km east of Fort Frances in northwestern Ontario, has turned up a…
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Ivernia boosts resources at Aussie lead mine
Vancouver Recent infill drilling by Ivernia (IVW-T) has boosted resources at the company’s new, wholly owned Mage…
McEwen’s U.S. Gold looks to consolidate Cortez Trend
Vancouver – Robert McEwen’s U.S. Gold (USGL-O) has launched takeover offers for four TSX Venture-listed companies i…
Sherwood tests high-grade core at Minto
Vancouver – Recent drilling by Sherwood Copper (SWC-V) has returned greater than expected grades and thicknesses f…
Iamgold boosts production while costs rise
Gold production by Iamgold (IMG-T, IAG-N) rose 3% to 447,000 oz. in 2005, while costs, reflecting the falling U.S. dollar, rose about 11% from the year before….
TSX Short Positions (March 06, 2006)
Short positions outstanding at Feb. 15, 2006 (with changes from Jan. 31)….
Lending Rates (March 06, 2006)
| as of 4 pm ET, Feb. 24, 2006 | (%) |
| Bank of Canada | 3.75 |
| Target overnight rate | 3.50 |
| Canadian Prime | 5.25
 Latin America’s base metals miners expect bumper yearLima, Peru — Latin American mining projects are famously difficult to pronounce: Michiquillay and Pukaqaqa are just two such tongue twisters. Yet, with mineral prices defying all forecasts of a slowd… Uganda’s minerals industry getting back into gearKampala, Uganda — At one time, the annual value of Uganda’s mineral product was far greater than that of its East African neighbours, Tanzania and Kenya. This came to a halt during the political unre…  Lynn Lake: the next revived nickel mine?After spending seven months digitizing and analyzing a truckload of paper data, Seymour Exploration (SEZ-V) is testing the resulting targets on its Lynn Lake property in northern Mani… Aurcana grabbing Mexican mine (March 06, 2006)Vancouver — Aurcana (AUN-V, AUNFF-O) is boosting its Mexican minerals portfolio with an agreement to acquire the La Negra silver-zinc-copper-lead mine in Queretaro state….  Not your grandfather’s AbitibiMalartic, Que. — When James Norrie sent his steam drills up the trails from the railway line in the 1930s, the only exploration model in his head was the wildcatter’s principle: drill it and see. Sev… By continuing to browse you agree to our use of cookies. To learn more, click more information Dear user, please be aware that we use cookies to help users navigate our website content and to help us understand how we can improve the user experience. If you have ideas for how we can improve our services, we’d love to hear from you. Click here to email us. By continuing to browse you agree to our use of cookies. Please see our Privacy & Cookie Usage Policy to learn more. |