Torex tallies Media Luna resource in Guerrero
It’s been a busy few months in Mexico for Torex Gold Resources (TSX: TXG), which is advancing two projects on its Morelos property, a 290 sq. km landholding in Guerrero state.
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Western phosphate producers look east for growth
AGADIR, MOROCCO — Mosaic (NYSE: MOS) may be the largest producer of finished phosphate products in the world, with four phosphate-rock mines, three processing plants in Florida and a second plant in Louisiana, but permitting new mines or…
Goldstrike hits gold in three zones at Plateau South
VANCOUVER — After just 10 weeks of exploration at the Plateau South project, it is starting to look like Goldstrike Resources (TSXV: GSR; US-OTC: APRAF) made a good choice when it dropped 23 other Yukon gold properties to focus on its…
Metals, mining and money markets
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TSX Venture Exchange, Sept. 16-20
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index saw little movement during the trading sessions, dropping 4.6 points before closing out the week at 946.10. The Venture was affected after gold and crude oil futures struggled in early trading before…
Exeter downsizes Caspiche to cut costs
Exeter Resource (TSX: XRC) is considering building a smaller-scale operation at its Caspiche gold-copper project in Chile’s famed Maricunga gold belt to lower start-up costs compared to developing a super pit that was proposed in its…
SilverCrest’s drilling success at Santa Elena
VANCOUVER — Following a successful second quarter, producer SilverCrest Mines (TSXV: SVL; NYSE-MKT: SVLC) had more good news for investors in the form of drill results from its flagship Santa Elena silver-gold mine in Sonora, Mexico. The…
JV’s phantom board haunts St. Augustine in the Philippines
Sometimes working with minority shareholders in joint-venture partnerships in Southeast Asia can present unusual challenges — a lesson St. Augustine Gold & Copper (TSX: SAU; US-OTC: RTLGF) is learning all too well at…
Metals, mining and money markets
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Cameco delays Cigar Lake
Cameco (TSX: CCO; NYSE: CCJ) expects a six-month delay at its 50%-held Cigar Lake uranium project in northern Saskatchewan, as more work needs to be done at the mine and mill to ensure uranium can be safely extracted and processed.
Editorial: QE-related price distortions
In a presentation at the Toronto Resource Investment Conference on Sept. 12, David Franklin of Sprott Asset Management said that after a tough first half “we have turned the corner,” and investors can take advantage of price…
North American Palladium sees exploration upside at Lac des Iles
VANCOUVER — The drills are turning at North American Palladium’s (TSX: PDL, NYSE-MKT: PAL) flagship Lac des Iles (LDI) mine, 85 km northwest of Thunder Bay, Ont., and the company remains bullish on the asset’s exploration…